Online Events Calendar
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/
Greater Sacramento JASNA Reading Group: Mansfield Park (first half) – Virtual
January 21, 2023 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm The JASNA Reading Group will meet on January 21st at 2:30 to discuss the first 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, if you wish to […]
New Jersey Region: A Yearlong Journey With Jane (Virtual)
NOV 19 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EASTERN TIME All Roads Lead to Austen Armed with a suitcase of Jane Austen novels en español, Amy Elizabeth Smith set off on a Latin American adventure to six countries. Gathering a traveling book club of taxi drivers and teachers, poets and politicians, Smith discovered what Austen knew all […]
Austen Mondays – Pride and Prejudice YouTube presentations by Rosenbach Museum
The Rosenbach’s new biblioventure series will focus on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Join us for a deep-dive into this classic novel for 24 weeks beginning September 19, 2022. We’re also moving the show to Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. For the first half hour of every episode host Edward G. Pettit will interview scholars and […]
JASNA NorCal Presents A Jane Austen Birthday Gala (Virtual)Featuring: Kim Wilson, speaking on “The Twelve Days of a Regency Christmas”
visit jasnanorcal.org for registration information Featuring: Kim Wilson, speaking on “The Twelve Days of a Regency Christmas” Kim Wilson will explore how the Twelve Days of Christmas were celebrated in Jane Austen’s day, including traditional Georgian and Regency holiday activities and games. Kim will also share recipes for making a Twelfth Night Cake and a […]
Austen Mondays – Pride and Prejudice YouTube presentations by Rosenbach Museum
The Rosenbach’s new biblioventure series will focus on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Join us for a deep-dive into this classic novel for 24 weeks beginning September 19, 2022. We’re also moving the show to Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. For the first half hour of every episode host Edward G. Pettit will interview scholars and […]
New York Region: Widow Watching (In Person and Virtual)
DEC 10 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM EASTERN Reading the Marriage Plot Aslant In celebration of Jane Austen's birthday, Professor Stephanie Insley Hershinow will look at the novels' widows, including Mrs. Dashwood, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Ferrars, and especially the merry Mrs. Jennings. Professor Hershinow will provide some historical and legal context for the role of […]
Jane Austen and Lord Byron: Closer than you might think
Jane Austen & Co. Zoom Webinar Jane Austen and Lord Byron: Closer than you might think Jane Austen and Lord Byron are often thought of opposites, but they actually had much in common. In this talk, Christine Kenyon Jones explores their points of contact and their near-misses, and argues that Byron and Austen were – […]
Greater Sacramento JA Movie Fan Club-Christmas at Pemberley Manor (virtual)
December 14 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Christmas at Pemberley Manor (2018)
Greater Sacramento Region JASNA Reading Group: Regency Poets (Virtual)
December 17 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm The JASNA Reading Group will meet on December 17th at 2:30 on Zoom for a poetry reading and discussion of Regency Era poets. The poets covered will be Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Cowper, George Crabbe, Sir Walter Scott, and William Wordsworth. A Zoom invitation and discussion questions […]
Austen Mondays – Pride and Prejudice YouTube presentations by Rosenbach Museum
The Rosenbach’s new biblioventure series will focus on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Join us for a deep-dive into this classic novel for 24 weeks beginning September 19, 2022. We’re also moving the show to Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. For the first half hour of every episode host Edward G. Pettit will interview scholars and […]
Austen Mondays – Pride and Prejudice YouTube presentations by Rosenbach Museum
The Rosenbach’s new biblioventure series will focus on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Join us for a deep-dive into this classic novel for 24 weeks beginning September 19, 2022. We’re also moving the show to Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. For the first half hour of every episode host Edward G. Pettit will interview scholars and […]
Jane Austen and the Magazines
Jane Austen & Co. Zoom Webinar EASTERN This illustrated talk by Jennie Batchelor (University of Kent) looks at Jane Austen's indebtedness to periodicals and her playful reuse of their contents in her novels. https://www.janeaustenandco.org/event-details/jane-austen-and-the-magazines
Greater Sacramento Region JASNA Virtual Reading Group: Mansfield Park (first half)
https://jasnasac.org/event/jasna-reading-group-mansfield-park-first-half/
Austen Mondays – Pride and Prejudice YouTube presentations by Rosenbach Museum
The Rosenbach’s new biblioventure series will focus on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Join us for a deep-dive into this classic novel for 24 weeks beginning September 19, 2022. We’re also moving the show to Monday evenings from 7:00-8:30 p.m. For the first half hour of every episode host Edward G. Pettit will interview scholars and […]
Save the Date: The Unofficial Jane Austen Day at The Huntington Gardens
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 […]
Regency Noir: Romance, Race and the Rise of ‘The Woman of Colour’.
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
JASNA Southwest In-Person Half-Day Event
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
Greater Sacramento Region JASNA Virtual Reading Group: Mansfield Park (second half)
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, […]
A Visit to Camp Austen – JASNA Hawaii Virtual Event
Discussion of Ted Scheinman’s Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan