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
Jane Austen’s Persuasion @ Zion Theatre Company
Sep 21 @ 11:30 pm – Sep 23 @ 1:00 am

 

Zion Theatre Company presents Jane Austen’s Persuasion at The Off Broadway Theatre

See Zion Theatre Company website for more information.

Nov
16
Fri
Pride and Prejudice @ Hayes Auditorium in Banner Elk
Nov 16 @ 12:30 am – Nov 19 @ 2:00 am

Pride and Prejudice” at Lees-McRae’s Hayes Auditorium in Banner Elk. Tickets are available at the Hayes Auditorium box office one hour before show time.

Jan
11
Fri
Jane Austen Weekends Series 5: Emma @ The Governor's House in Hyde Park
Jan 11 – Jan 14 all-day

series 5: Emma

Friday evening talk: Regency Fashion

A weekend full of diversions to immerse any Jane Austen devotee in the style of Regency England with a literary theme. For more information visit the Governor’s House in Hyde Park’s Jane Austen Weekends event page. 

Jan
17
Thu
Sundance Film Festival @ Park City, UT
Jan 17 – Jan 28 all-day

Austenland will be among the films premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival as one of the 16 U.S. Dramatic Competition entries.

Mar
2
Sat
All Things Austen @ Covey Center for the Performing Arts
Mar 2 @ 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm

The Jane Austen Guild will be hosting this conference at Covey Center for the Performing Arts, celebrating all things Austen with a focus on the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice.

Aug
9
Fri
Special Jane Austen Weekend in Character @ The Governor's House in Hyde Park Vermont
Aug 9 – Aug 12 all-day

Each guest will choose to be a character from any one of Austen’s novels. Period dress is optional, but guests will interact in character throughout the weekend. 

Or come for just an evening and choose from these activities:

  Informal Talk with Coffee and Dessert, Friday, 8:00 p.m., $14.00

  Afternoon Tea, Saturday, 3:00 p.m., $20.00

  Book Discussion and Dinner, Saturday, 7:00 p.m., $35.00

  Jane Austen Quiz and Sunday Brunch, Sunday, 11:30 a.m., $15.00

  All four activities: $75.00

Jan
14
Tue
Release of Hollow City
Jan 14 – Jan 15 all-day

Hollow City, the second novel of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs will be available in bookstores.

Jul
31
Fri
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiars in Theaters
Jul 31 – Aug 1 all-day

Peregrine’s Home for Peculiars is planned to be out in theaters July 31, 2015. The film is based on Ransom Riggs‘ debut novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. It will be directed by Tim Burton. The script will be written by Jane Goldman, who also worked on X-Men: First Class.