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.
Dr. Celia Easton will talk about “Why on Earth is Sir Charles Grandison Jane Austen’s ‘Favorite’ Novel?”. Dr. Inger Brodey will discuss “The Entertainment Value of Suffering: Jane Austen and the ‘Luxuries of Distress'”
Please call to register. Sponsored by the Jane Austen Society.
To be held at the Cameron Village Regional Library.
Regina Jeffers will be making an appearance and signing books at the August-Richmond County Public Library during this event.
Regina Jeffers will be appearing.
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)
Presented by The Greater Louisville Region of the Jane Austen Society North America.
To be held at the Historic Locust Grove.
Event includes a Regency Emporium, Regency style show, workshops, entertainment, a four-course afternoon tea, a Grand Ball and more.
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