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
16
Sun
Octavarius: Stone Cold Jane Austen @ The ComedySportz Theatre
Sep 16 @ 11:00 pm – Sep 17 @ 12:00 am

 

A live comedy performance by Octavarius in which the mystery as to why Jane never married is revealed. 

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. 

Sep
22
Sat
Northwest Bookfest 2012 @ Peter Kirk Park
Sep 22 @ 2:00 pm – Sep 23 @ 10:00 pm

 

Austenesque authors: Laurel Ann Nattress, Shannon Winslow, Susan Mason-Milks and Jenni James will have a booth to meet readers and sell books.

For more information see the Northwest Bookfest 2012 website.

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

Dec
25
Tue
Les Miserables @ in theaters
Dec 25 – Dec 26 all-day

USA release date. Check local listings.

Staring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and so many more. This movie production of Les Miserables is unique in that all the actors were filmed singing their own lines rather than lip-syncing to prerecorded tracks.  

Jan
28
Mon
Pride and Prejudice: A Live Reading @ Block 37
Jan 28 @ 12:00 pm – Jan 29 @ 12:00 am

To celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice The Jane Austen Society of North America – Greater Chicago Region (JASNA-GCR) is presenting a live reading.