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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  • Jane Austen Spring Tea and Trivia Party

    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 […]

  • Slavery, Anti-Slavery, and the Austen Family

    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 […]

  • Spring Tea: Jane Austen and Feminist Humor

    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 […]

  • Jane Austen’s London — the London of 1809

    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 […]

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  • Jane Austen Book Club

    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 […]

  • Jane Austen’s World: Jane Austen Summer Program 2021

    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 […]

  • Costuming Regency-Era Adaptations

    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 […]

  • 2021 Jane Austen Festival

    Locus Grove 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, 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 […]

  • Jane Austen and Telling Contemporary Tales

    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

    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 […]

  • The First Ladies Man

    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 […]

  • Jane in July: Not the Book Club

    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 […]