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.

Oct
27
Sat
Jane Austen Day @ Glenn Eyrie Castle
Oct 27 @ 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Nov
3
Sat
Greensboro Zombie Run @ Downtown Greensboro, NC
Nov 3 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Be a runner or a zombie in the Greensboro Zombie Run. The course will be a surprise, and therefore no maps are available.

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. 

Feb
10
Sun
Meet the Authors @ East Regional Library
Feb 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Regina Jeffers, along with Jennifer Delamere and Erin Knightley, will be appearing at the East Regional Library in Knightdale, NC. There will be discussion, Q&A, and book signing.

Please call ahead to R.S.V.P.

Apr
5
Fri
Sense & Sensibility the Musical @ The Stage Theatre
Apr 5 – May 27 all-day

Presented by The Denver Center for the Performing Arts 

Book and Lyric by Jeffrey Haddow; Music by Neal Hampton; Based on the novel by Jane Austen 

420x240sense-sensibilityPerformance Schedule:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday performances at 6:30pm
Friday and Saturday evening performances at 7:30pm
Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30pm

No children under four admitted.

Tickets and Subscriptions:
Tickets ($55 – $65) are available now by calling 303.893.4100 or 800.641.1222 (TTY 303.893.9582). Subscribers enjoy free ticket exchanges, payment plans, priority offers to Broadway shows, discounted extra tickets, a dedicated VIP hotline, free events including talkbacks and receptions, and the best seats at the best prices, guaranteed.

SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL is presented by special arrangement with Betty Ann Besch Solinger and Alice Chebba Walsh. This production of SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL, generously sponsored by U.S. Bank and The Ritz-Carlton, is part of the Denver Center Theatre Company and Denver Center Attractions (DCA) 2012/13 seasons. SENSE & SENSIBILITY THE MUSICAL Producing Partners: The Anschutz Foundation, Joy S. Burns, Daniel L. Ritchie, June Travis. DCTC is generously supported by Larimer Square, The Steinberg Charitable Trust and Wells Fargo Advisors. DCA is generously supported by United Airlines and Vectra Bank. Media sponsors are The Denver Post and CBS4. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is supported in part by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District. Please visit our website at www.denvercenter.org.

**Please be advised that The Denver Center for the Performing Arts – denvercenter.org – is the ONLY authorized online seller of tickets for Denver Center Attractions (the Broadway touring productions) and the Denver Center Theatre Company (the resident theatre company productions). Currently there are scalpers, also known as ‘second party vendors,’ selling tickets online at a rate more than double the standard price – and up. Tickets bought through these vendors MAY NOT BE VALID. You could not only be refused admission, but also lose your entire investment.

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

Sep
11
Wed
Jane Austen Society Europe Conference 2013
Sep 11 – Sep 14 all-day

The Jane Austen Society Europe (J.A.S.E) will be holding their first conference celebrating the bicentennial of the publication of Pride and Prejudice.

Jan
26
Sun
O. Henry Book Fair @ O. Henry Hotel
Jan 26 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm

“The first annual “Writers Meet Readers” O.Henry Book Fair will be held here at the O.Henry Hotel on Sunday, January 26, from 4-6 PM. It will feature 20 local writers all with recently published books. Presented by the UNCG MFA Writing Program, the event will be hosted by O.Henry Magazine’s editor and New York Times best-selling author Jim Dodson. Each writer will be selling, signing and talking about their latest works.”

There may not be any Austenesque authors on the docket, but one never knows what wonderful finds await at a book fair. And the O. Henry has quite a lovely tea room.