Events

This events calendar is meant to socially enrich our DJABC community wherever members may find themselves. We will gladly share any Jane Austen related event here. We may also share events that may appeal to darker interests as we see fit.

*Any events where times were not specifically listed are shown to be all-day; however, this is only a default setting.

Please, contact us with information you would like to see at least two weeks in advance.

Mar
23
Sat
Release of “The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy” @ Books-A-Million
Mar 23 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Regina Jeffers will be at Books-A-Million for book signings for the release of The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy.

Apr
8
Mon
“Why the Classics Continue” @ Thomas H. Leath Memorial Library
Apr 8 – Apr 9 all-day
Apr
18
Thu
Jane Austen Festival Australia
Apr 18 @ 10:30 pm – Apr 22 @ 2:30 am

The Jane Austen Festival Australia boasts a wide range of activities for Janeites of varying interests from dancing to tea to picnicking with lawn game including archery! 

Their program is quite impressive. Ticket information.

May
24
Fri
Horncastle Regency Festival
May 24 – May 29 all-day

The Horncastle Regency Festival will be taking place once again in 2013 featuring events such as Grand Regency Ball, Jane Austen Gothic Soiree, Regency Dance Day, Fashion Parade, and Town Walk.

Jul
20
Sat
6th Annual Jane Austen Festival @ Historic Locust Grove
Jul 20 @ 2:00 pm – Jul 21 @ 8:30 pm

Presented by The Greater Louisville Region of the Jane Austen Society North America

To be held at the Historic Locust Grove.

Event includes a Regency Emporium, Regency style show, workshops, entertainment, a four-course afternoon tea, a Grand Ball and more.

Sep
28
Sat
A TALK AT THE KEATS-SHELLEY HOUSE IN ROME @ Keats Shelley House
Sep 28 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Lynn Shepherd author of A Treacherous Likeness (UK edition)/A Fatal Likeness (US edition) will be speaking at the Keats-Shelley House in Rome.

 

Oct
11
Fri
Regency & Revelry: The Jane Austen Festival @ Lantern Theater Company
Oct 11 @ 10:00 pm – Oct 19 @ 1:00 am

A week of various Austen events, performances, and discussions hosted by the Lantern Theater Company.

Jun
7
Sat
Jane Austen in June @ Tryon Palace
Jun 7 all-day

Tryon Palace and the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) – North Carolina Regional group invite you to partake in a day dedicated to the Regency Era, while also celebrating the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. With your “Jane Austen in June” ticket you are able to attend the “All About Tea” tours in the Stanly House and tea in the Commission House, Regency era dance classes and a craft workshop. Dr. Inger S. B. Brodey, the Director of Comparative Literature program at UNC-Chapel Hill, will give a special lecture. You are also invited to explore Tryon Palace’s 14 acres of garden, where you can enjoy a picnic lunch. Or enjoy a waterfront meal at Lawson’s Landing River walk Café, located in the North Carolina History Center.  (http://www.tryonpalace.org/jane-austen)