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.

  • Jane Austen Trivia Bingo: Later Works

    Online: Google Meet

    Are you a Jane Austen fan? Do you enjoy reading her books, watching film adaptations, and discovering contemporary fiction that is inspired by her life and works? Then join staff of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on Wednesday, December 16, at 7:30 PM for Jane Austen Bingo Trivia! We will have a lively discussion of […]

  • Jane Austen Virtual Birthday Tea Party

    Online: Zoom

    Jane Austen was born on Saturday 16 December 1775 – a bitterly cold winter’s night, 245 years ago. This year, we will hold our birthday celebrations online. Join us on Zoom for a very special birthday party, from the comfort of your own home – wherever you are! Ticket holders will be treated to music, […]

    £10
  • Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

    Online: Zoom

    Live stream virtual performances of this soon-to-be holiday classic by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Erin Riley. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Upcoming performances: December 17, 18, 19, 20.

  • The Jane Austen Scrapbook

    Online: Zoom

    Join the performers of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN, ABRIDGED for a virtual “living scrapbook” of our 2019 smash hit. With the same warmth and irreverence of the original, we’ll share early drafts and our favorite “deleted scenes” that didn’t make it to performance, including Regency diversions, villains, and a double dose of Mr. […]

  • Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

    Online: Zoom

    Live stream virtual performances of this soon-to-be holiday classic by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Erin Riley. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Upcoming performances: December 17, 18, 19, 20.

  • The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley

    Online: Zoom

    Regency romance is back for the holidays with Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley—a companion piece to the duo’s delightful Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley—both continuations of Jane Austen’s popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. Each performance (Dec 18, 19, and 20) will be a live staged reading via Zoom.

  • Jane Austen Birthday and Holiday Party

    Online: Zoom

    Join JASNA-NJ on December 19th at 2pm to celebrate the birthday of Jane Austen and the holidays. The event will include the opportunity to have Charles Burns create your silhouette via Zoom, as well as the region's traditional annual book Pollyanna. In addition, Charles Burns will give a short talk on silhouettes and his process, […]

  • Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

    Online: Zoom

    Live stream virtual performances of this soon-to-be holiday classic by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Erin Riley. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Upcoming performances: December 17, 18, 19, 20.

  • The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley

    Online: Zoom

    Regency romance is back for the holidays with Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley—a companion piece to the duo’s delightful Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley—both continuations of Jane Austen’s popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. Each performance (Dec 18, 19, and 20) will be a live staged reading via Zoom.

  • Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

    Online: Zoom

    Live stream virtual performances of this soon-to-be holiday classic by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Erin Riley. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Upcoming performances: December 17, 18, 19, 20.

  • The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley

    Online: Zoom

    Regency romance is back for the holidays with Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley—a companion piece to the duo’s delightful Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley—both continuations of Jane Austen’s popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. Each performance (Dec 18, 19, and 20) will be a live staged reading via Zoom.

  • Virtual Ghost Stories for Christmas by the Chawton House Fireside

    Online

    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.

    £5
  • Persuasion (play adapted by Jennifer Le Blanc)

    Online

    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 […]

    $40