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.
‘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 […]
In this talk, Professor Lyndon Dominique (Lehigh University) will be discussing the 1808 novel, The Woman of Colour, which Broadview Press calls “a unique literary account of a black heiress’ life immediately after the abolition of the British slave trade." This talk will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Our morning speaker will be Gordon Laco, who served as Lead Technical Advisor and Historic Consultant for over 60 projects including the feature film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Mr. Laco’s will be “Life at Sea in the Royal Navy in Jane Austen’s Time.” After a potluck repast in the comfort […]
Damianne Scott will be talking about the representation of Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton and how diverse casting decisions can make an important impact in Regency adaptations.
JASNA NY and JASNA NJ present a two-day event focused on Jane Austen's French connections. It leverages Bordentown, where the Bonaparte family emigrated after the Napoleonic war. Program details, schedule, and information on confirmed participants are available on the event web page. The program will also include a Virtual Walking Tour of Historic Bordentown, NJ […]
Topic: "Mansfield Park and the Sacred Landscape" A talk by Roger E. Moore, Associate Dean and Principal Senior Lecturer in English at Vanderbilt University Pre-registration is required; see the event link for info.
Join us for our April 2021 JASNA-GL meeting! “...the best friend of those engaged in literary pursuits”: A History of Chocolate in Georgian and Regency England” presented by Amanda Beverly.