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 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 […]
Join JASNA Southwest for the world premiere of the six winning entries in our fourth annual Young Filmmakers Contest. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and several of our esteemed judges. Don't miss this special afternoon! More information about the contest winners can be found on our web site: https://jasnasw.com/young-filmmakers-contest/
A jam-packed weekend full of delightful performances, riveting speakers and informative tutorials and how-tos. You’ll be able to enjoy the festivities from the comfort and safety of your own home through our private Zoom link. Many of our talks are exclusive to this event and will not be publicly available, so don’t miss out!
As part of our “Jane Austen month” celebrations join The Picadillys for a delightful concert of music of the Jane Austen and Regency eras, performed on period instruments, in costume. It is our wish to present a concert as it might have been during Miss Austen’s time. Question and discussion time with our musicians about […]
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, […]
Jane Austen & Co. presents our first talk in our 2021 series "Race and the Regency." In this talk, Professor Danielle Christmas (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) will discuss the historical connection between the Mansfield decision and Austen's novel, Mansfield Park.
Join the seven JASNA regions in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia for a day of talks, games, and socializing! Keynote address: JASNA President Liz Philosophos Cooper, on "Jane Austen: Working Woman." Regional speakers: Regency Picnic Baskets, The East India Company, Victoria's 2022 AGM, Education of Young Women. Finale: Jane Austen Trivia! Registration is available at the event […]
Professor Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina, author of Black London: Life before Emancipation, will speak on "Sanditon, Bridgerton, and David Copperfield: Modernizing the Representation of Black People in Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century England" at the JASNA NY February regional meeting. All (members/non-members) are welcome to attend. Donations appreciated.Prof. Gerzina's webpage: https://gretchengerzina.com/about-gretchen-gerzina.html
Got any Valentine’s Day plans? Do you enjoy bingeing on Regency-era romance? We’re joining together with our friends at South Bay Musical Theatre to bring you a special performance of the lush and lovely Jane Austen classic, Pride and Prejudice. Running February 13 and 14, this “Will they or won’t they?” iconic rom-com play is […]
Join us for our February 2021 JASNA-GL meeting! “Make a Regency Love Token for Your Valentine” presented by Eleanor Rust.
Join us for a bumper Valentine’s Day celebration of all things Jane Austen! With a fun and eclectic line up of talks, readings, music and games, this special online event will give you the chance to indulge your love of Jane Austen’s life and works, and to share them with fellow fans around the world.