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
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

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)

Sep
28
Sat
A TALK AT THE KEATS-SHELLEY HOUSE IN ROME @ Keats Shelley House
Sep 28 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Lynn Shepherd author of A Treacherous Likeness (UK edition)/A Fatal Likeness (US edition) will be speaking at the Keats-Shelley House in Rome.

 

Feb
5
Fri
Pride & Prejudice & Zombies in theaters
Feb 5 all-day

prideprejudicesmall1The undead are quite an inconvenience when finding an ideal match for marriage is difficult enough. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will never be the same. Meet our beloved obstinate, headstrong Elizabeth Bennet, now with kickass skills to put to rest the restless. All our dark and terrible dreams finally come true this February 5 with the release of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies!

Check out the trailer for Pride & Prejudice & Zombies!