JASNA NorCal

Jane Austen's French Connection
2021-04-17 10:00 - 2021-04-18 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online
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 and other local French connections and a Saturday night Social Party.

JASNA CWNY April Meeting
2021-04-17 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom
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.

JASNA–GL April Monthly Meeting
2021-04-18 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom
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.

4th Annual Jane Austen Tea & Faire
2021-04-24 10:00 - 2021-04-25 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Aurora American Legion Post 110, 21510 Main Street NE, Aurora, Oregon, 97002, United States
Spend a beautiful Spring weekend in celebration of the beloved author and her Regency world at event full of fun, lively and engaging presentations, author readings, demonstrations, vendors, tea and some surprises!! We will be joined live in her first USA visit by Sophie Lizzie Andrews! Author of Be More Jane, her newest book Be Your Own Heroine and the “Laughing with Lizzie” blog as well as a founding member of the Jane Austen Pineapple Appreciation Society.

Keep watching your email and like and follow the JANE AUSTEN TEA & FAIRE Facebook page as more details are announced.

Books over Brunch
2021-04-24 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Online: Zoom
Join authors Lauren Burke, Hannah Jerry Chapman (Why She Wrote), and Andrea Kayne (Kicking Ass in a Corset: Jane Austen’s Six Principles for Living and Leading from the Inside Out) chat about Jane Austen, writing fabulous books, and women shaping our world!

Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era
2021-04-24 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Kimberly Alexander, PhD, is on the faculty of the History Department of the University of New Hampshire, where she is director of the museum studies program and a lecturer. Her book Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018) traces the history of early Anglo-American footwear from the 1740s through the 1790s.

The Black Woman and Nineteenth Century Studies
2021-04-27 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom
Black and mixed-race women in nineteenth-century Britain were represented in fiction, drama and high and low art. However the reality of their actual presence couldn’t be more different from these exaggerated representations. Professor Gretchen Gerzina (University of Massachusetts Amherst) will talk about the representations and realities of black women living during this time.

Jane Austen's "Persuasion" Song Cycle
2021-04-30 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online
What did we do on our CoVid quarantine vacation? With a baseline of Beethoven’s glorious chamber music, director/lyricist Emily King created a series of 9 songs which capture, each in their unique way, the flavor, plot and characters of Persuasion, Jane Austen’s last completed, least read and most fiercely defended novel. Twelve remarkable singer actors and eleven musicians are creating a wholly original, completely Pastiche way of bringing you back in time with our latest technology. Diverse and distanced, gorgeous and witty, liberating talent from Canada to Israel and all over the US, for Austen, Beethoven and musical theater fans all over the world. Ludwig calls the tune as we celebrate Jane Austen, and her ability to create happy endings in her stories, when real life so often sadly disappoints.

#VirtualJaneCon 2021
2021-05-01 06:00 - 2021-05-02 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
All Jane Austen. All the time*.

*Or just for one weekend.

It’s time for Virtual Jane Con again! That means fun, fandom and flailing (but no fainting!). This year’s festivities will be different than 2020, and I hope you all approve of the more organized and open nature of this year’s con. Visit the web site for info on participating and more details.

Teaching Jane Austen and Diversity
2021-05-04 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom
Juliette Wells (Goucher College) is giving a special talk on practical strategies for engaging diverse young readers with Austen and encouraging productive conversations about hot-button topics. This event will be a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in bringing Austen to a new generation. A public Q&A will follow the talk.

The Theatrical Jane Austen
2021-05-15 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online: Zoom
Melinda C. Finberg is an associate professor of theatre practice in critical studies at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. She is a nationally known dramaturg and scholar of theatre history. Her illustrated talk on “The Theatrical Jane Austen” will explore Austen’s early exposure to theatre, what theatre was like in Regency England, what Austen would have seen on stage in London and Bath, the family’s home theatricals, Austen’s favorite playwrights and more!

JASNA CWNY May Meeting
2021-05-15 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom
Topic: “Costuming Jane Austen: Historic Sources and Designers’ Choices for the Film and Television Adaptations” A talk by Alden O’Brien, Curator of Costumes and Textiles at the DAR Museum in Washington DC

Pre-registration is required; see the event link for info.

Jane Austen Spring Tea and Trivia Party
2021-05-16 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online: Zoom
We will be gathering online from the comfort of our own homes, to share tea, discuss our beloved Jane and her works, and join in a delightful game of Jane Austen trivia! Put on your best Regency dress & bonnet (or coat and breeches or stay in your comfy clothes-we won’t judge!) & bring out the china cups! There will be a GIVEAWAY for those who are in attendance, so don’t miss it! This event is free and open to all, so invite all of your Janeite friends for this fun event. We will open with a short regional business meeting for a treasurer’s report and a quick election. Then, on to the tea party & trivia!

Slavery, Anti-Slavery, and the Austen Family
2021-05-18 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom
The Jane Austen House Museum’s recent decision to contextualize the Austen family’s connections to slavery in its exhibits has caused considerable debate. In this talk, Professor Devoney Looser (Arizona State University) will explore the significance and extent of the extended Austen family’s connection to the West Indian slave trade. This event will be followed by a public Q&A.

Spring Tea: Jane Austen and Feminist Humor
2021-05-23 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online: Zoom
Our speaker will be Audrey Bilger, Reed College President and author of Laughing Feminism: Subversive Comedy in Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, and Jane Austen.

In her book, Audrey Bilger shows that these women writers employed a full arsenal of comic weapons such as satire, burlesque, and parody to combat patriarchal nonsense and make comedy out of the discrepancies between the myth and reality of womanhood. At a time when overt feminist statements could ruin a woman’s reputation, comedy enabled these authors to smuggle feminism into their writing.

Jane Austen's London — the London of 1809
2021-05-23 18:30 (Europe/London) | Online
With the help of a contemporary Guide Book, her letters, and works we explore Austen’s London. This is a special walk, which came about because of a kind gift of a book – The Picture of London for 1809 Being a CORRECT GUIDE to all the Curiosities, Amusements, Exhibitions, Public Establishments, and Remarkable Objects in and near London.

Queen Charlotte: The Heart of the Regency Royal Family
2021-06-02 18:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Join Royal Oak and historian and speaker Carol Ann Lloyd to look at Queen Charlotte and how she managed a household of 15 children, supported her husband during his active reign and then during his lengthy illness, attempted to guide her son in governing the country, and shaped many of our impressions of Regency England.

Jane Austen Book Club
2021-06-16 19:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom
Join the JABC and meet Austen fans from Seattle to Maine! At our June meeting, we will talk about Persuasion, the last novel completed by Austen. Discussion led by Erin Coughlin.

Jane Austen's World: Jane Austen Summer Program 2021
2021-06-17 08:00 - 2021-06-20 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Dive into “Jane Austen’s World” — from the comfort of your own home — at the virtual Jane Austen Summer Program, scheduled for June 17-20, 2021. Here’s a taste of what you can expect during our online symposium: Austen scholar Janine Barchas, author Mary Robinette Kowal, and author and historian Robert Morrison will give keynote presentations; workshops will help participants try their hand at turban-making, quill-and-ink penmanship and creative writing; and faculty and graduate students will guide small-group discussions that will explore Jane Austen’s life and world in depth.

Costuming Regency-Era Adaptations
2021-06-19 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online: Zoom
Emmy Award-winning costumer Ellen Mirojnick, whose talent helped make Bridgerton a global phenomenon, will join moderator Deborah Nadoolman Landis for a conversation about costuming Regency-set adaptations at our June 19 Zoom meeting. More info on the program is available on the JASNA SW web site.

2021 Jane Austen Festival
2021-07-09 08:00 - 2021-07-11 17:00 (America/New_York) | Locus Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States
The Jane Austen Festival which takes place in July has been a terrific event to draw attention to our favorite author, our Region, and Locust Grove. JASNA–Greater Louisville and Historic Locust Grove are excited to announce that beginning in 2021, Locust Grove, home to the Jane Austen Festival and JASNA–Greater Louisville Region, will become the event’s lead sponsor with JASNA-Greater Louisville Region providing support. No one knows what 2021 will bring, but the Festival will continue, either online, like the successful 2020 Virtual Festival, on site at Locust Grove, or both. For Festival information inquiries, please email lghh@locustgrove.org.

Jane Austen and Telling Contemporary Tales
2021-07-17 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online: Zoom
Join us for a free Zoom event with Sonali Dev, the author of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, Recipe for Persuasion and the new Incense and Sensibility.

Personality Types in Austen's Literature
2021-07-17 14:00 (America/New_York)
Join JASNA-NJ and guest speaker Kim Guyer on Zoom to learn about personality types and how to apply them to the characters in Austen’s novels. Take a personality assessment to see which characters you are most like!

The First Ladies Man
2021-07-18 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Join us for an entertaining and educational afternoon with Andrew Och, author of Unusual for Their Time: On the Road with America’s First Ladies (Volumes One & Two), an award-winning television and multimedia producer and University of Maryland alumnus.

Jane in July: Not the Book Club
2021-07-21 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom
Join the JABC and meet Austen fans from Seattle to Maine! No book in July (yay summer vacation!) but we are still going to meet online for trivia contests, games and general Austen conviviality.

2021 Jane Austen Festival in Bath
2021-09-10 08:00 - 2021-09-19 17:00 (Europe/London)
We can’t wait to see everyone again and have lots of events, both new and favourites, planned:- Walks and talks, motorised tours, concerts, theatricals, dancing and Balls at various venues around the city. Amongst others, we propose using the Pump Rooms and Roman Baths, the Guildhall, The Jane Austen Centre and The Mission Theatre. The full programme of events will be available in June 2021 and tickets shortly afterwards.

Ayesha at Last: Remixing Pride and Prejudice
2021-09-18 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom
Uzma Jalaluddin will talk about her writerly motivations in pursuing a PRIDE AND PREJUDICE retelling and what it means to reimagine classic texts from a different cultural viewpoint ~ oh, and the love that South Asian culture has for all things Austen.

In Conversation with Janet Todd and Gill Hornby
2021-09-25 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online: Zoom

2021 JASNA AGM (Annual General Meeting)
2021-10-15 08:00 - 2021-10-17 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificant Mile, 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Theme: Jane Austen in the Arts

The Greater Chicago Region of the Jane Austen Society of North America is pleased and excited to invite all JASNA members to the 2021 AGM in the world-famous city of Chicago. You will experience an exciting lineup of plenary and breakout speakers and will have the opportunity to attend unique theater, music, and cultural events available only to AGM attendees. Plan to come early and stay late. Our kind of town will be your kind of town!

Play: Sense and Sensibility (March 9–April 3)
2022-03-09 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Regional Premiere: March 9-April 3, 2022. Echoing his triumphant hits Pride and Prejudice and Emma, Tony Award nominee Paul Gordon returns with a glorious musical of Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s beloved romantic masterpiece. With fortune lost to fate and passion lost to folly, two captivating sisters must sail the unpredictable seas of courtship and convention. Overflowing with intrigue and humor, this enchanting adaptation sparkles with unforgettable songs, stunning sets, and gorgeous costumes—a sensational new musical.

For those who are not close enough or able to attend in person, an on-demand video of the show is now on sale for $25. It will be available to view March 25-April 17.

Tickets for in-person performances or the on-demand video are available here: https://theatreworks.org/season51/sense-and-sensibility/
