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. 

Nov
16
Fri
Anna Karenina @ in theaters
Nov 16 – Nov 17 all-day

US release date, check your local listings.

Staring Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Johnson. Directed by Joe Wright. Screenplay by Tom Stoppard. Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy.

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.

Apr
6
Sat
Readington Assembly @ The Readington Museums
Apr 6 @ 11:00 pm – Apr 7 @ 1:30 am

The Readington Museums will hold the first Readington Assembly – a Regency Style Dance – inside the pre-Revolutionary War Wade-Wyckoff Barn .