Events Calendar

Our calendar features a wide range of in-person and online programs, including talks, exhibits, tours, discussions, and more. We also highlight events of interest from the broader Jane Austen and Regency world. All event times reflect the organizers’ local time zones. JASNA regional events are additionally listed on the main JASNA web site.

To submit an event for the calendar, kindly email news@jasnanorcal.org.

  • Gardening with Jane Austen

    Kim Wilson (author of In the Garden with Jane Austen) will speak about gardens and growing in the Regency period.

  • History Happy Hour: Life, Death, and Locks of Hair

    During the nineteenth century, people across the United States collected, exchanged, and displayed locks of hair. Jewelry made from human hair is the most familiar form of hair collecting, in […]

  • Great Books Forum: Pride and Prejudice

    Online: Zoom

    Topie: Pride and Prejudice, led by Professor Jina Lee The Great Books Forum offers an opportunity to encounter classic and modern literature in company with interested readers from the college […]

  • Austen Con

    24 Carrot Productions, a theatre company based in Melbourne, Australia, is planning a whole day of Jane Austen and Regency-era related events and activities, to celebrate lots of different aspects […]

    AU$20
  • Virual Jane Austen Mini-Fest

    Online: Zoom

    The Glendale (AZ) Public Library is proud to present a virtual lineup of over 25 Jane Austen experts and enthusiasts from around the world, from critically acclaimed authors to a […]

  • Teaching Jane Austen

    Online: Zoom

    Professor Tim Spurgeon from Lawrence University will share his experiences on "Teaching Jane Austen." From Professor Spurgeon: From Professor Spurgin: "What’s it like to read Jane Austen — all of […]

  • “Pride and Prejudice” and Letters

    Online: Zoom

    Barbara Haller will present her recently published book, Pride and Prejudice: The Complete Novel With Nineteen Letters From the Characters' Correspondence Written and Folded by Hand.  Barbara is a set […]

  • Romance on the Abbey Road

    Online: Zoom

    Northanger Abbey was famously first entitled Susan, but did you know that it was labeled as a romance? Or that it and Persuasion were mistaken for one long work? Popular […]

  • Teatime with Dr. Lyndon Dominique

    Online: Zoom

    During this online event, Dr. Dominique will present a new talk entitled “They Came Before Olivia: Black Ladies and Political Blackness in Eighteenth Century British Literature.” Afterwards, we will have […]