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.
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, a new adaptation by Tim Luscombe
Performance Times at the Main House, Theatre Royal
Monday – Wednesday 7.30pm
Thursday – Saturday 8.00pm
Matinees Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 2.30pm
This year’s theme is Sex, Money and Power in Jane Austen’s Fiction.
Janet Mullany will be in attendances and signing books at the book fair.
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
Jane Austen’s Emma adapted by Michael Bloom and directed by Kathryn MacMillan will be performed by the Lantern Theater Company during October.
A week of various Austen events, performances, and discussions hosted by the Lantern Theater Company.
Chamber Opera Chicago presents an original Adaptation by Barbara Landis, with music from Jane Austen’s manuscripts: Jane Austen’s Persuasion.