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
29
Sat
Cheer From Chawton @ Drayton Hall, University of SC
Sep 29 @ 12:00 am – Sep 30 @ 1:00 am

South Carolina Shakespeare Company in Columbia, SC in partnership with the University of SC Department of Theatre and Dance, will present Cheer from Chawton: A Jane Austen Family Theatrical performed by New York actress, Karen Eterovich.

Oct
5
Fri
Pride and Prejudice @ Saluda Shoals Park
Oct 5 @ 11:30 pm – Oct 8 @ 12:30 am

 

Presented by The South Carolina Shakespeare Company; Adapted from Jane Austen’s novel by Jon Jory; Directed by Linda Khoury

Oct
17
Wed
Pride and Prejudice @ Finlay Park
Oct 17 @ 11:30 pm – Oct 21 @ 12:30 am

Presented by The South Carolina Shakespeare Company; Adapted from Jane Austen’s novel by Jon Jory; Directed by Linda Khoury

Oct
24
Wed
Pride and Prejudice @ Finlay Park
Oct 24 @ 11:30 pm – Oct 28 @ 12:30 am

 

Presented by The South Carolina Shakespeare Company; Adapted from Jane Austen’s novel by Jon Jory; Directed by Linda Khoury

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.

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.

 

Oct
16
Fri
Crimson Peak in Theaters
Oct 16 all-day

crimson-peak-posterCrimson Peak is a horror movie directed by Guillermo del Toro.

Set in 19th century northern England in Cumbria a young author is drawn to a mysterious outsider with a house as haunted by secrets as it is by ghosts.

Staring: Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, and Mia Wasikowska.

Crimson Peak trailer

Check your local listings for showing times and prices.