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.
We begin our Gothic retellings with Hannah More’s poem Bishop Bonner’s Ghost whose ghoulish apparition passes judgment beyond the grave. The night continues with The Midnight Bell, described as one […]
Night two is dedicated to Anne Radcliffe, the most significant Gothic writer of the eighteenth century. Far from being a horror writer, Radcliffe wished to terrify her readers and make […]
Talk by James F. Nagle, JASNA Puget Sound region. As we approach our 2020 national election, we should consider what elections were like in Jane Austen's time: who could vote, […]
The final night is a dramatic reading of Mary Shelley’s little-known novella Mathilda. Although written between August 1819 and February 1820, the subject matter was so controversial that it was […]
Kim Wilson (author of In the Garden with Jane Austen) will speak about gardens and growing in the Regency period.
During the nineteenth century, people across the United States collected, exchanged, and displayed locks of hair. Jewelry made from human hair is the most familiar form of hair collecting, in […]
Topie: Pride and Prejudice, led by Professor Jina Lee The Great Books Forum offers an opportunity to encounter classic and modern literature in company with interested readers from the college […]
24 Carrot Productions, a theatre company based in Melbourne, Australia, is planning a whole day of Jane Austen and Regency-era related events and activities, to celebrate lots of different aspects […]
The Glendale (AZ) Public Library is proud to present a virtual lineup of over 25 Jane Austen experts and enthusiasts from around the world, from critically acclaimed authors to a […]
JASNA members: check email for an invitation to this casual get-together.
Professor Tim Spurgeon from Lawrence University will share his experiences on "Teaching Jane Austen." From Professor Spurgeon: From Professor Spurgin: "What’s it like to read Jane Austen — all of […]
In 1795, Thomas Barrett agreed to teach his young apprentice, John Lenox, the arts and mysteries of inlay. Barrett, thoroughly gifted in his trade, executed inlay and marquetry for all […]
Join JASNA SW for an illustrated talk and Q&A with Jane Boltz, JASNA Southwest board member and amateur seamstress, who has created many Regency-era fashions for both women and men.