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.

Sep
21
Fri
Lady Susan @ The Triangle Theatre at Church of the Holy Trinity
Sep 21 @ 11:00 pm – Sep 23 @ 1:00 am

A staged reading of a new screenplay by Jim Sherry based on a novella by Jane Austen. 

Oct
4
Thu
Lady Susan or the Captive Heart a Jane Austen Bodice Ripper @ St. Charles Borromeo Church
Oct 4 @ 11:00 pm – Oct 5 @ 1:00 am

Staged reading of a play based on an early Jane Austen work.

Presented by Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights’ Professional Theater

Feb
23
Sat
Book ‘Em NC Book Festival @ Robeson Community College
Feb 23 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Regina Jeffers will be in attendance for book sales, signing, and greeting readers.

Jul
11
Thu
‘The Locations of Austen’ Interdisciplinary Converence @ University of Hertfordshire
Jul 11 – Jul 14 all-day

To celebrate the bicentenary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set in Hertfordshire, the University of Hertfordshire is hosting an interdisciplinary conference to consider the ‘locations of Austen’.

Invited speakers attending this conference include:
Robert Clark (University of East Anglia)
Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace (Boston College)
James Thompson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Emma Clery (University of Southampton)

Aug
15
Thu
Authors After Dark Romance Convention @ Savannah Marriott Riverfront
Aug 15 – Aug 19 all-day

Colette Saucier will be in attendance at the Authors After Dark Romance Convention.

Please note: Authors After Dark for 2013 will have a MAX of 100 authors. The attendee limit is 500. YA day passes will be limited to 100.

Oct
2
Wed
Emma @ Lantern Theater Company
Oct 2 – Oct 28 all-day

Jane Austen’s Emma adapted by Michael Bloom and directed by Kathryn MacMillan will be performed by the Lantern Theater Company during October.

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.