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.
See off the cold of winter with a cosy night in by the virtual fireside and a chilling festive tale, "The Old Nurse's Story" by Elizabeth Gaskell. Videos can be accessed from December 21 through December 28 with individual bookings.
San Jose Stage Company presents a virtual revival of its 2013 World Premiere of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Razor sharp and laced with irony and wit, Austen’s passionate characters must negotiate a complex code of conduct to survive and ultimately achieve their ends. Persuasion, adapted by Jennifer Le Blanc, deeply reflects Jane Austen’s talent for observation […]
A recording of the US premier of the orchestrated version of the opera Mansfield Park based upon Jane Austen’s third and most controversial novel. Composed by Jonathan Dove with libretto by Alasdair Middletonk, this premiere performance was featured as part of the January 2020 Modesto Jane Con. The recording will be available through January 31st with purchase […]
Margaret Christmann will lead a discussion of "The Clergy in Jane Austen's Novels." Email the organizers to register or for more information: jasna.orswwa@gmail.com
In her most recent book, Wanderers: A History of Women Walking, Kerri Andrews provides intimate and incisive portraits of some of the women who have, over the past 300 years, found walking essential to their sense of themselves as women, writers and people, despite social restrictions, assumptions about what women could do, and a failure […]
Join JASNA SW for a free Zoom presentation by Professor Jason Solinger on "The Anti-Historical Austen: From 'The History of England' to Northanger Abbey and Beyond." The talk is a live extension of his 2020 Virtual AGM breakout session, followed by a Q&A session. The presentation will be recorded.
Topic: "I hope white hands": Abolition and the Female Consumer A talk by University of Buffalo Scholar in Residence Tricia Matthew. Enjoy birthday cake and/or popovers at home. Don't forget to have a suitable beverage on hand for the birthday toast! Pre-registration is required; see the event link for info.
Explore the world of fabric in the Regency Era. Learn what fabrics are discussed in Austen's works, what sort of materials would have been available to her characters and how we can recreate/interpret them in our modern costuming. You will for sure be the envy of everyone when we next gather in-person, wearing your newest […]
Lucy Worsley paints a vivid picture of her favourite author, Jane Austen. Through the houses, places and possessions which mattered to her, Lucy takes a fascinating look at Jane Austen’s world, considers what home meant to Jane and to the women like her who populate her novels. Dispelling the myth of the cynical, lonely spinster, […]
Frances Burney’s rarely seen 18th century proto-feminist satire is a hilarious story of broken engagements, excessive romanticism - and one massively misguided misogynist. Sir Roderick has turned frantic misogynist for two reasons: he was jilted 17 years previously and his sister had the gall to marry his ex-fiancee's brother. Burney's outrageously witty comedy of manners bursts […]
Join JASNA Southwest for the world premiere of the six winning entries in our fourth annual Young Filmmakers Contest. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and several of our esteemed judges. Don't miss this special afternoon! More information about the contest winners can be found on our web site: https://jasnasw.com/young-filmmakers-contest/
A jam-packed weekend full of delightful performances, riveting speakers and informative tutorials and how-tos. You’ll be able to enjoy the festivities from the comfort and safety of your own home through our private Zoom link. Many of our talks are exclusive to this event and will not be publicly available, so don’t miss out!
As part of our “Jane Austen month” celebrations join The Picadillys for a delightful concert of music of the Jane Austen and Regency eras, performed on period instruments, in costume. It is our wish to present a concert as it might have been during Miss Austen’s time. Question and discussion time with our musicians about […]