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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  • There’s No Place Like Home

    Following her very successful breakout session at this year's AGM, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Susan Jones of Palm Beach Atlantic University. In her juvenilia, Austen developed a pattern […]

  • The Tea Things of Jane Austen

    An interactive discussion with Bruce Richardson, the owner of Kentucky’s Elmwood Inn Fine Teas and the author of 14 books on tea, including A Social History of Tea and Tea […]

    $25

  • Upstairs, Downstairs: A Conversation with Jo Baker

    Online: Zoom

    Jane Austen & Co. will be chatting with Jo Baker, author of Longbourn, about her books, Jane Austen, and domestic service in Regency England. This event will include a public […]

  • Jane Austen Trivia Bingo: Early Works

    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 […]

  • Arthur Miller remixes Jane Austen classic for radio

    Online: Facebook Event

    In 1945, American playwright Arthur Miller adapted British novelist Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for the radio. The quirky adaptation aired just before Thanksgiving Day 75 years ago, a few […]

  • Jane Austen: Working Woman

    Online: Zoom

    Speaker: Liz Philosophos Cooper, the president of the JASNA (Jane Austen Society of North America).  Topic: Jane Austen: Working Woman “I must keep to my own style & go on […]

  • The world of Jane Austen soundtracks

    Online: Zoom

    A talk on the variety of ways composers portray the world, plot, and characters in Jane Austen adaptations from classical music, to imitation and inspiration from the Regency era, to […]

  • Austen Wednesdays

    Online: Youtube

    November topic: Food historian, journalist and author Julienne Gehrer in conversation with our Director, Lizzie Dunford. Julienne is the author of Dining with Jane Austen and the forthcoming Martha Lloyd’s […]

  • Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley

    Online

    The Strand Theater Company proudly continues its 13th consecutive season as the only brick-and-mortar company in Baltimore dedicated exclusively to celebrating womxn’s diverse voices and perspectives, with the holiday production […]

  • Dining with Mr. Darcy: A Look at Georgian and Regency Food

    Online: Zoom

    The 18th century witnessed a burgeoning population, the growth of the middle class, the rise of industrialization and a rapid consumption of new luxury goods. This extravagance also reached kitchens […]

  • Curtis Sittenfeld and Jane Austen’s Birthday Party

    Online: Zoom

    It's Jane's Birthday's month, We will celebrate with a toast and a special guest Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Eligible, which, as described in the New York Times review, “..moves the […]

    $10

  • JASNA CWNY December Meeting

    Online: Zoom

    Topic: "Just in a happy state of flounce": Jane Austen's Economies of Alteration A talk by Susan Allen Ford, editor of Persuasions and Persuasions On-Line. Pre-registration is required; check web site for link.

  • A Toast to Jane Austen

    Online: Zoom

    Join JASNA Central California, Greater Sacramento Region, Northern California Region, San Diego Region, and Southwest Region, for an afternoon salon of ideas, games, and fun, in honor of Jane Austen's […]