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.

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  • Jane in July: Not the Book Club

    Online: Zoom

    Join the JABC and meet Austen fans from Seattle to Maine! No book in July (yay summer vacation!) but we are still going to meet online for trivia contests, games and general Austen conviviality.

  • 2021 Jane Austen Festival in Bath

    We can’t wait to see everyone again and have lots of events, both new and favourites, planned:- Walks and talks, motorised tours, concerts, theatricals, dancing and Balls at various venues around the city. Amongst others, we propose using the Pump Rooms and Roman Baths, the Guildhall, The Jane Austen Centre and The Mission Theatre. The […]

  • Ayesha at Last: Remixing Pride and Prejudice

    Online: Zoom

    Uzma Jalaluddin will talk about her writerly motivations in pursuing a PRIDE AND PREJUDICE retelling and what it means to reimagine classic texts from a different cultural viewpoint ~ oh, and the love that South Asian culture has for all things Austen.

  • 2021 JASNA AGM (Annual General Meeting)

    Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificant Mile 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Theme: Jane Austen in the Arts The Greater Chicago Region of the Jane Austen Society of North America is pleased and excited to invite all JASNA members to the 2021 AGM in the world-famous city of Chicago. You will experience an exciting lineup of plenary and breakout speakers and will have the opportunity to attend […]

  • Play: Sense and Sensibility (March 9–April 3)

    TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

    Regional Premiere: March 9-April 3, 2022. Echoing his triumphant hits Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon returns with a glorious musical of Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s beloved romantic masterpiece. With fortune lost to fate and passion lost to folly, two captivating sisters must sail the unpredictable seas of courtship and […]

    $25 – $60

  • Making a Jane Austen Musical

    Join Tony Award-nominated composer Paul Gordon and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s artistic director emeritus Robert Kelley, in a discussion of their just-opened musical Sense and Sensibility and their previous acclaimed collaborations on Emma and Pride and Prejudice. Registration details to come.

    Free

  • Virtual Guided Tour of Jane Austen’s House in Chawton

    **Included in Forbes list of the World’s Best Virtual Tours!** This exclusive online event, hosted by an expert guide from Jane Austen’s House, will use our beautiful virtual tour to show you around the House and outbuildings. As part of a small group, you will enjoy a guided walk through of our virtual tour with lots of […]

  • “A Walk in the Park”: A Mansfield Park Discussion

    Zoom

    You’re invited to join us to welcome guest speaker David Richardson, live from Devon, England! Cambridge graduate, trustee and member of the Jane Austen Society, Mr. Richardson frequently enjoys participating in panels and events enjoyed by Austen fans everywhere. Mr. Richardson will present “A Walk in the Park," a special discussion about the profound - […]

    Free

  • Satire at Sea: An Irreverent Look at the Royal Navy Which Jane Austen Knew

    JASNA Greater Sacramento wishes to extend an invitation for our event with Matthew Sheldon, Executive Director of Museum Operations for the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Jane Austen’s brothers Charles and Francis served in the Royal Navy. This 45 minute illustrated talk will investigate the character of the Navy which Jane was familiar with and […]

    Free

  • “All the Noise about ‘Dead Silence!’ A Fresh Look at Austen and Slavery”

    Online: Zoom

    Collins Hemingway will trace the likely development of Austen’s attitudes on slavery, particularly the influence of her evangelical brother Frank. He will also give an overview of issues plus a detailed analysis of critical passages in Mansfield Park while challenging the “received opinion” of major critics. To register for this event, please email rc@jasnanorcal.org to register and receive a Zoom […]

  • JASNA NorCal Reading Group

    Online: Zoom

    We will discuss a brilliant, illuminating reassessment of the life and work of Jane Austen by Helena Kelly, Jane Austen, The Secret Radical (2017; 338 pages). Discussion questions will be sent out via email a week before the meeting. Link for registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/x/jasna-norcal-reading-group-tickets-339301508947

  • Austen and Shakespeare

    The Jane Austen Summer Program is pleased to announce its next symposium — “Austen & Shakespeare” — June 16-19, 2022, at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Carrboro, N.C., and at various locations on the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill, N.C. This year’s conference explores the influences and the legacies of the two […]