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/
In 1945, American playwright Arthur Miller adapted British novelist Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for the radio. The quirky adaptation aired just before Thanksgiving Day 75 years ago, a few years before Miller became a household name as author of plays like All My Sons and Death of a Salesman. Tune in as Jane Austen […]
Speaker: Liz Philosophos Cooper, the president of the JASNA (Jane Austen Society of North America). Topic: Jane Austen: Working Woman “I must keep to my own style & go on in my own Way.” Jane Austen was a working woman and determined professional writer. This illustrated talk will explore Austen’s involvement in the business of […]
A talk on the variety of ways composers portray the world, plot, and characters in Jane Austen adaptations from classical music, to imitation and inspiration from the Regency era, to folk music, and even electric guitars. We will look at both movies and mini-series, choices of instrumentation as well as different story techniques within music.Ruth […]
November topic: Food historian, journalist and author Julienne Gehrer in conversation with our Director, Lizzie Dunford. Julienne is the author of Dining with Jane Austen and the forthcoming Martha Lloyd’s Household Book: The Original Manuscript from Jane Austen’s Kitchen. Julienne has partnered with chefs on ‘A Jane Austen Literary Dinner’ and a ‘Cheese Tour of […]
The Strand Theater Company proudly continues its 13th consecutive season as the only brick-and-mortar company in Baltimore dedicated exclusively to celebrating womxn’s diverse voices and perspectives, with the holiday production of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Directed by the Strand Associate Artistic Director, Erin Riley. Performance Dates: Friday, December 4th, […]
The 18th century witnessed a burgeoning population, the growth of the middle class, the rise of industrialization and a rapid consumption of new luxury goods. This extravagance also reached kitchens and dining rooms. Georgian tables groaned with succulent roasts, savory puddings, and luscious desserts. With a special focus on the writings of Jane Austen and […]
It's Jane's Birthday's month, We will celebrate with a toast and a special guest Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Eligible, which, as described in the New York Times review, “..moves the story to that roiling hotbed of societal intrigue, the Cincinnati suburbs. As in the police lineup scene in “The Usual Suspects,” in which the characters […]
Topic: "Just in a happy state of flounce": Jane Austen's Economies of Alteration A talk by Susan Allen Ford, editor of Persuasions and Persuasions On-Line. Pre-registration is required; check web site for link.
Join JASNA Central California, Greater Sacramento Region, Northern California Region, San Diego Region, and Southwest Region, for an afternoon salon of ideas, games, and fun, in honor of Jane Austen's birthday.
Raise a cuppa to Jane in this, her birthday month. Following a short presentation, we'll discuss our own favorite teas. Perhaps you'll find a new treat to try! For information on joining this meeting, please email the Co-RC at etpaquette@att.net. Please note:
We are meeting online this year, so it's open to Janeites everywhere & free! We will chat about all things Jane Austen, laugh a lot, as usual, and play some Bingo. We do have Tea Party kits for sale, to add a little extra cheer! They are $16, including shipping, and feature lots of lovely […]
You are cordially invited to Sacramento Public Library's 11th annual Jane Austen Birthday Tea—a Virtual Reali-Tea! This year, you will celebrate Austen from the comfort of your own estate. You can sip a dish of tea in your wing-back chair, dressed in your Regency finery, as we bring this live event to your screen. We […]
A Reading and Conversation with Playwrights Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon
To celebrate Jane Austen’s 245th birthday this year, Chawton House are taking a fresh look at her unfinished work The Watsons, with an evening of online events, 3–8pm GMT. Tickets include access to two talks (one at 3 pm and another at 6:30 pm, with a reading group meeting scheduled in between), plus a downloadable […]
Start the Christmas celebrations with this wonderful Jane Austen birthday address by Dr. Claire Walsh about Georgian Christmases. Advent marked the start of Christmas but preparations would begin the week before on Stir Up Sunday. Houses were decorated with evergreens. There would be mumming, wassailing, bilbo-catch, spillikins, bullet pudding, and snapdragons. Register at janeaustensbirthday@btinternet.com
Are you a Jane Austen fan? Do you enjoy reading her books, watching film adaptations, and discovering contemporary fiction that is inspired by her life and works? Then join staff of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library on Wednesday, December 16, at 7:30 PM for Jane Austen Bingo Trivia! We will have a lively discussion of […]
Jane Austen was born on Saturday 16 December 1775 – a bitterly cold winter’s night, 245 years ago. This year, we will hold our birthday celebrations online. Join us on Zoom for a very special birthday party, from the comfort of your own home – wherever you are! Ticket holders will be treated to music, […]
Live stream virtual performances of this soon-to-be holiday classic by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Erin Riley. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Upcoming performances: December 17, 18, 19, 20.
Join the performers of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN, ABRIDGED for a virtual “living scrapbook” of our 2019 smash hit. With the same warmth and irreverence of the original, we’ll share early drafts and our favorite “deleted scenes” that didn’t make it to performance, including Regency diversions, villains, and a double dose of Mr. […]
Live stream virtual performances of this soon-to-be holiday classic by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Erin Riley. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Upcoming performances: December 17, 18, 19, 20.
Regency romance is back for the holidays with Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley—a companion piece to the duo’s delightful Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley—both continuations of Jane Austen’s popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. Each performance (Dec 18, 19, and 20) will be a live staged reading via Zoom.
Join JASNA-NJ on December 19th at 2pm to celebrate the birthday of Jane Austen and the holidays. The event will include the opportunity to have Charles Burns create your silhouette via Zoom, as well as the region's traditional annual book Pollyanna. In addition, Charles Burns will give a short talk on silhouettes and his process, […]
Live stream virtual performances of this soon-to-be holiday classic by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Erin Riley. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Upcoming performances: December 17, 18, 19, 20.
Regency romance is back for the holidays with Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley—a companion piece to the duo’s delightful Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley—both continuations of Jane Austen’s popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. Each performance (Dec 18, 19, and 20) will be a live staged reading via Zoom.
Live stream virtual performances of this soon-to-be holiday classic by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by Erin Riley. A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, Miss Bennet continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine. Upcoming performances: December 17, 18, 19, 20.
Regency romance is back for the holidays with Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley—a companion piece to the duo’s delightful Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley—both continuations of Jane Austen’s popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. Each performance (Dec 18, 19, and 20) will be a live staged reading via Zoom.
See off the cold of winter with a cosy night in by the virtual fireside and a chilling festive tale, "The Old Nurse's Story" by Elizabeth Gaskell. Videos can be accessed from December 21 through December 28 with individual bookings.
San Jose Stage Company presents a virtual revival of its 2013 World Premiere of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Razor sharp and laced with irony and wit, Austen’s passionate characters must negotiate a complex code of conduct to survive and ultimately achieve their ends. Persuasion, adapted by Jennifer Le Blanc, deeply reflects Jane Austen’s talent for observation […]
A recording of the US premier of the orchestrated version of the opera Mansfield Park based upon Jane Austen’s third and most controversial novel. Composed by Jonathan Dove with libretto by Alasdair Middletonk, this premiere performance was featured as part of the January 2020 Modesto Jane Con. The recording will be available through January 31st with purchase […]
Margaret Christmann will lead a discussion of "The Clergy in Jane Austen's Novels." Email the organizers to register or for more information: jasna.orswwa@gmail.com
In her most recent book, Wanderers: A History of Women Walking, Kerri Andrews provides intimate and incisive portraits of some of the women who have, over the past 300 years, found walking essential to their sense of themselves as women, writers and people, despite social restrictions, assumptions about what women could do, and a failure […]
Join JASNA SW for a free Zoom presentation by Professor Jason Solinger on "The Anti-Historical Austen: From 'The History of England' to Northanger Abbey and Beyond." The talk is a live extension of his 2020 Virtual AGM breakout session, followed by a Q&A session. The presentation will be recorded.
Topic: "I hope white hands": Abolition and the Female Consumer A talk by University of Buffalo Scholar in Residence Tricia Matthew. Enjoy birthday cake and/or popovers at home. Don't forget to have a suitable beverage on hand for the birthday toast! Pre-registration is required; see the event link for info.
Explore the world of fabric in the Regency Era. Learn what fabrics are discussed in Austen's works, what sort of materials would have been available to her characters and how we can recreate/interpret them in our modern costuming. You will for sure be the envy of everyone when we next gather in-person, wearing your newest […]
Lucy Worsley paints a vivid picture of her favourite author, Jane Austen. Through the houses, places and possessions which mattered to her, Lucy takes a fascinating look at Jane Austen’s world, considers what home meant to Jane and to the women like her who populate her novels. Dispelling the myth of the cynical, lonely spinster, […]
Frances Burney’s rarely seen 18th century proto-feminist satire is a hilarious story of broken engagements, excessive romanticism - and one massively misguided misogynist. Sir Roderick has turned frantic misogynist for two reasons: he was jilted 17 years previously and his sister had the gall to marry his ex-fiancee's brother. Burney's outrageously witty comedy of manners bursts […]