One of the (few) bright spots of the pandemic is the number of virtual programs — talks, exhibits, tours, discussions, and more — available online, removing the requirement of in-person attendance. The Jane Austen/Regency world has a growing number of online events of interest to our community. We’ve set up this Online Event Calendar to help you find some of them. Please check the listings and be sure to convert the event times (which are local to the organizers) to your location. To submit an event for the calendar, email news@jasnanorcal.org Note: JASNA regional events are also listed on the organization’s web site: http://jasna.org/conferences-events/
We are back! Our annual UNOFFICIAL gathering of friends, NOT associated directly with The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is back for 2022. STROLL THE GROUNDS IN FASHION:Though costumes are not required they are part of the fun! As always “Costumes admired but not required!” Please join us for a lovely day strolling […]
In-Person Event Regency Noir is examined within the recent outgrowth of scholarship on the anonymous novel ‘The Woman of Colour’ (1808) and considers how scholars may learn from reimagined narratives foregrounding Black characters.Presented by Dr. Leigh-Michil George, Lecturer, UCLA English Department
Regency Noir: Romance, Race, and the Rise of ’The Woman of Colour’ presented by Dr. Leigh-Michil George The Bennets are Asian American: Asian Diaspora and the Regency Period presented by Dr. Lillian Lu
February 18, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Zoom Meeting, CA The JASNA Reading Group will meet on February 18th at 2:30 to discuss the second half of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. A Zoom invitation and discussion questions will be sent out to registered members shortly before the event. Please contact reading group organizer, Nancy Kleinert, […]
Discussion of Ted Scheinman’s Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan
Join us for a talk by Sheila Johnson Kindred, author of Jane Austen’s Transatlantic Sister: the Life and Letters of Fanny Palmer Austen. Go to the Events page for more information.
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm The JASNA Reading Group will meet on March 18th at 2:30 to discuss The Heiress by Molly Greeley.
Our 2nd event of the year will be an al fresco tea party and book discussion in Woodward Park, Fresno, with an optional visit to the Shinzen Friendship Garden. This social outing is a great opportunity to visit our JASNA region and get to know us a bit better. Regency costumes are admired but not […]
Ayesha at Last: A Novel by Uzma Jalaluddin A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love. Pre-register here https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6045718
The Regency Years, During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron MakesLove and Britain Becomes Modern by Robert Morrison Professor Robert Morrison will be our speaker at our September 10 online program. Please check website to register for book group.
Save the date - registration details to follow
The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow Please check website for registration.
Join us for learning about fun ways to help our chapter continue to provide quality programming and resources. Email rc@jasnanorcal.org to RSVP and for Zoom link.
In person event at California State University Northridge
In Search of Jane Austen: An Investigation of a Life by Ken Methold
The Jane Austen Movie Fan Club presents a marathon viewing of Pride and Prejudice (1995). All six episodes in one day! This will be a joint meeting of the Jane Austen Book-to-Fork Club. Fare: food mentioned in Pride and Prejudice.
All Roads Lead to Austen: A Yearlong Journey with Jane by Amy Elizabeth Smith (Amy Smith will be the speaker at our December 10 Gala).
In-Person Full Day Event UCLA Faculty Center Featuring: Dr. Lana Dalley, California State University, Fullerton on Jane Austen; Syrie James, author, playwright and JASNA Southwest Member, will present her comic play Jane Austen in 48 Minutes; Melissa Buell, author, teacher and JASNA Southwest Board Member, presenting on Christmas Traditions in England From the Regency Era to Victorian Times.
SAVE THE DATE! Speaker: Amy Smith, Author of All Roads Lead to Austen and more! (The book will be our selected book for the November 14 book group). Registration details to follow. SAVE THE DATE
John Mullan's What Matters in Jane Austen? Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved
Virtual presentation