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.
To speak to us at this event, we are delighted to welcome our member David Richardson who will give a talk on clergy in the novels of Jane Austen. David will speak about the part that clergy play in the novels written by the daughter of a parson, and sister to two others. He will […]
Did you know there is a National Valentine Collectors Association? Find out more when the Maryland Region hosts a presentation by Nancy Rosin and Michael Russo, courtesy of the Collectors Association. This will be followed by a "crafternoon" activity: making a Georgian valentine. How can you resist?To register, please visit this link: http://jasnamd.org/meetings. If you […]
In this light-hearted comedy of courtship, the knife-sharp Letitia has been betrothed to the foppish Doricourt since childhood, but she fears she is soon to be trapped in a loveless marriage. Written in 1780, Hannah Cowley’s rom-com romp is a timeless and triumphant cry for love, decency, and equality.
JASNA Hawai'i and the Jane Austen Society of New Zealand join together for the first Pacific Rim international Jane Austen event. Deborah Yaffe will talk about her book, Among the Janeites. Visit the JASNA Hawai'i web site for updates on registration.
JASNA-Greater Sac Region is pleased to welcome Sophie “Lizzie” Andrews, international author, blogger and founder of The Jane Austen Pineapple Appreciation Society. Sophie will chat with us about her books and life experiences ‘living’ in Jane Austen’s world.
Professor Patricia A. Matthew (Montclair State University) will discuss the links between the abolition movement, sugar, and the depiction of Black women in the Regency period. This is part of the "Race and the Regency" series.
‘Without music, the world is a blank’ says Mrs. Elton. Eighteenth century musicales or parlor performances included the traditional Irish air, a song from a ballad opera, piano sonatas, or a setting of a popular dance tune. They were frequent occurrences in society and it is reflected in Austen’s personal collections and in her work. […]
Topic: Read-through of Marie Sprayberry's Lady Catherine play Pre-registration is required; see the event link for info.
Lauren Burke and Hannah Chapman, the two lovely ladies behind Bonnets at Dawn, will be joining the JASNA - South Central Texas Region to present their new talk "Jane Austen in Bath." They will provide a "mini-history of the city, focusing on the fun and scandalous bits, and its literary connections to Austen," as well […]
Join us for our March 2021 JASNA-GL meeting! “Irony in Jane Austen’s Work” presented by Jessica Williams.
This talk will explore some of the most important Black women and men of the Regency era, as well as the ways in which Bridgerton both illuminates and ignores their lives. This is part of the "Race and the Regency" series.
Popular presenter Janine Barchas (Louann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor of English Literature, University of Texas at Austin) has created a beautiful virtual exhibition that allows visitors to view the very works Jane Austen saw when she visited a London gallery in May of 1813. Browse through the Sir Joshua Reynolds retrospective, then join Janine to hear more about […]
Zoom lecture with JASNA traveling guest lecturer Dr. Juliette WellsHow were Austen’s novels first published in North America? Who read them, and what did those readers think? What role did American readers play in the development of Austen’s international fame? This lively historical tour will answer these questions and more about Austen’s early transatlantic readers […]