JASNA NorCal

JASNA NorCal Reading Group (Virtual)
2023-08-08 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Regency Years, During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron MakesLove and Britain Becomes Modern by Robert Morrison

Professor Robert Morrison will be our speaker at our September 10 online program.

Please check website to register for book group.

JASNA NorCal Reading Group (Virtual)
2023-07-11 18:30 - 20:00
Ayesha at Last: A Novel by Uzma Jalaluddin

A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love.

Pre-register here https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6045718

Miss Austen Goes to WashingtonIn-Person JASNA Southwest presents Full-Day Event concluding with optional tour: Mission Inn Hotel and Spa, RiversideFeatured speakers: Congressman Mark Takano (D-Riverside) who launched a Jane Austen reading groupon Capitol Hill; Austen scholar Sheryl Craig, author of Jane Austen and the State of the Nation; andacclaimed author and Riverside native, Susan Straight.
2023-05-06 08:00 - 17:00

Tea Party in the Park - JASNA Central California In-Person Event
2023-04-29 11:00 - 15:00
Our 2nd event of the year will be an al fresco tea party and book discussion in Woodward Park, Fresno, with an optional visit to the Shinzen Friendship Garden. This social outing is a great opportunity to visit our JASNA region and get to know us a bit better.

Regency costumes are admired but not required. Garden party attire is also encouraged. Parasols and BYO chair recommended.Book discussion title: TBAMenu: We will provide a spread of tea, cold beverages, and a few tea sandwiches and baked goods. Feel free to contribute.Our event is free and open to the public. (Woodward Park charges $5 cash per car to enter the park. Shinzen Garden entry is also $5 for adults/$1 for Seniors.)

JA Movie Fan Club – Northanger Abbey
2023-04-19 18:00 - 21:00

Greater Sacramento Region JASNA Virtual Reading Group: Waverley by Sir Walter Scott
2023-04-15 14:30 - 16:30
JASNA Reading Group: Regency Poets

JASNA NorCal (Virtual) Reading Group- A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen Edited by Susannah Carson
2023-04-11 18:30 - 20:00
JASNA NorCal Reading Group

Greater Sacramento Region JASNA Virtual Reading Group - The Heiress by Molly Greely
2023-03-18 15:30
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The JASNA Reading Group will meet on March 18th at 2:30 to discuss The Heiress by Molly Greeley.

JA Movie Fan Club – Mansfield Park
2023-03-15 18:00 - 21:00

JASNA NorCal Virtual Reading Group - Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
2023-03-14 18:30 - 20:00

Becoming William Price and Captain Wentworth: Charles Austen’s Naval Career in Relation to Mansfield Park and Persuasion - JASNA NorCal Virtual Event
2023-03-05 13:00 - 14:30
Join us for a talk by Sheila Johnson Kindred, author of Jane Austen’s Transatlantic Sister: the Life and Letters of Fanny Palmer Austen. Go to the Events page for more information.

Austentacious Study Group – Pride and Prejudice - Greater Sacramento JASNA Virtual Event
2023-03-04 14:00 - 16:00

JASNA Southwest presents Coverture and Marriage Law in Early America Zoom Presentation by Dr. Catherine Allgor, President, Massachusetts Historical Society
2023-03-04 08:11 - 12:45
Upcoming Events

A Visit to Camp Austen - JASNA Hawaii Virtual Event
2023-02-18 16:00
Discussion of Ted Scheinman’s Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan

Greater Sacramento Region JASNA Virtual Reading Group: Mansfield Park (second half)
2023-02-18 14:30
February 18, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

JASNA Reading Group: Mansfield Park (second half)

Zoom Meeting, CA

The JASNA Reading Group will meet on February 18th at 2:30 to discuss the second half of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. A Zoom invitation and discussion questions will be sent out to registered members shortly before the event. Please contact reading group organizer, Nancy Kleinert, if you wish to attend.

JASNA Greater Sacramento Region

JA Movie Fan Club – Cold Comfort Farm - Greater Sacramento NorCal Virtual Event
2023-02-15 18:00 - 21:00

JASNA Southwest In-Person Half-Day Event
2023-02-11 09:00
Regency Noir: Romance, Race, and the Rise of ’The Woman of Colour’ presented by Dr. Leigh-Michil George

The Bennets are Asian American: Asian Diaspora and the Regency Period presented by Dr. Lillian Lu

Regency Noir: Romance, Race and the Rise of ‘The Woman of Colour’.
2023-02-11 09:00 - 12:45
In-Person Event Regency Noir is examined within the recent outgrowth of scholarship on the anonymous novel ‘The Woman of Colour’ (1808) and considers how scholars may learn from reimagined narratives foregrounding Black characters.Presented by Dr. Leigh-Michil George, Lecturer, UCLA English Department

Austentacious Study Group – Jane Austen’s Best Friend by Zoe Wheddon - Greater Sacramento JASNA Virtual Event
2023-02-04 14:00 - 16:00

Save the Date: The Unofficial Jane Austen Day at The Huntington Gardens
2023-01-29 10:00 - 17:00
We are back! Our annual UNOFFICIAL gathering of friends, NOT associated directly with The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is back for 2022.

STROLL THE GROUNDS IN FASHION:Though costumes are not required they are part of the fun! As always “Costumes admired but not required!”

Please join us for a lovely day strolling the grounds, viewing magnificent works of art, and enjoying the day in Jane Austen style.

MAKE A RESERVATION:Use your best methods to book a reservation and enter the grounds. If you have a Huntington annual pass feel free to use it. If you have passes to share or a request for one please feel free to post in the discussion section.

https://www.facebook.com/events/the-huntington-library-art-museum-and-botanical-gardens/the-unofficial-jane-austen-day-at-the-huntington-jan-23rd/481263003371567/

https://www.facebook.com/events/the-huntington-library-art-museum-and-botanical-gardens/the-unofficial-jane-austen-day-at-the-huntington-jan-23rd/481263003371567/

JASNA Southwest presents College Students Take On Jane Austen Zoom Presentation by students of Dr. Jason Solinger, 18th Century scholar, University of Mississippi
2023-01-28 11:00 - 12:30

Austen Mondays – Pride and Prejudice YouTube presentations by Rosenbach Museum
2023-01-23 16:00 - 17:30, 2023-01-09 16:00 - 17:30, 2022-12-19 16:00 - 17:00
The Rosenbach’s new biblioventure series will focus on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Join us for a deep-dive into this classic novel for 24 weeks beginning September 19, 2022. We’re also moving the show to Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. For the first half hour of every episode host Edward G. Pettit will interview scholars and Janeites about all things Austen, then will lead a conversational annotation of a chapter or two of Pride and Prejudice. Along with co-hosts Dr. Lauren Nixon, Dr. Kathleen Hudson, and Kathryn MacMillan, together we’ll examine why and how Pride and Prejudice continues to be one of the most beloved books of readers everywhere.

Free YouTube program but registration required.

https://rosenbach.org/events/

Austen Mondays

Greater Sacramento Region JASNA Virtual Reading Group: Mansfield Park (first half)
2023-01-21 14:30 - 16:30
https://jasnasac.org/event/jasna-reading-group-mansfield-park-first-half/

JASNA NorCal Virtual Reading Group - Jane Austen’s Transatlantic Sister: The Life and Letters of Fanny Palmer Austen by Sheila Johnson Kindred
2023-01-10 18:30 - 20:00

Jane Austen and the Magazines
2023-01-10 14:00 - 15:30
Jane Austen & Co. Zoom Webinar EASTERN

This illustrated talk by Jennie Batchelor (University of Kent) looks at Jane Austen’s indebtedness to periodicals and her playful reuse of their contents in her novels.

https://www.janeaustenandco.org/event-details/jane-austen-and-the-magazines

Greater Sacramento Region JASNA Reading Group: Regency Poets (Virtual)
2022-12-17 14:30 - 16:40
December 17 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The JASNA Reading Group will meet on December 17th at 2:30 on Zoom for a poetry reading and discussion of Regency Era poets. The poets covered will be Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Cowper, George Crabbe, Sir Walter Scott, and William Wordsworth. A Zoom invitation and discussion questions will be sent out to registered members shortly before the event. Please contact reading group organizer, Nancy Kleinert, if you wish to attend.

Greater Sacramento JA Movie Fan Club-Christmas at Pemberley Manor (virtual)
2022-12-14 12:00
December 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Christmas at Pemberley Manor (2018)

Jane Austen and Lord Byron: Closer than you might think
2022-12-13 14:00 - 15:30
Jane Austen & Co. Zoom Webinar

Jane Austen and Lord Byron: Closer than you might think

Jane Austen and Lord Byron are often thought of opposites, but they actually had much in common. In this talk, Christine Kenyon Jones explores their points of contact and their near-misses, and argues that Byron and Austen were – both biographically and literarily – closer than we might think.

https://www.janeaustenandco.org/event-details/jane-austen-and-lord-byron-closer-than-you-might-think
