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.

Jan
3
Thu
Jane Austen’s Emma @ Arizona Theatre Company
Jan 3 – Jan 21 all-day
Jun
19
Wed
Trista Ann Michaels ROMFEST 2013 @ Glenstone Lodge
Jun 19 – Jun 24 all-day
Aug
15
Thu
Authors After Dark Romance Convention @ Savannah Marriott Riverfront
Aug 15 – Aug 19 all-day

Colette Saucier will be in attendance at the Authors After Dark Romance Convention.

Please note: Authors After Dark for 2013 will have a MAX of 100 authors. The attendee limit is 500. YA day passes will be limited to 100.

Aug
16
Fri
Austenland Movie
Aug 16 – Aug 17 all-day

Austenland the movie opens in NY August 16th! See where it’ll be near you!

Jan
14
Tue
Release of Hollow City
Jan 14 – Jan 15 all-day

Hollow City, the second novel of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs will be available in bookstores.

Jun
7
Sat
Jane Austen in June @ Tryon Palace
Jun 7 all-day

Tryon Palace and the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) – North Carolina Regional group invite you to partake in a day dedicated to the Regency Era, while also celebrating the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. With your “Jane Austen in June” ticket you are able to attend the “All About Tea” tours in the Stanly House and tea in the Commission House, Regency era dance classes and a craft workshop. Dr. Inger S. B. Brodey, the Director of Comparative Literature program at UNC-Chapel Hill, will give a special lecture. You are also invited to explore Tryon Palace’s 14 acres of garden, where you can enjoy a picnic lunch. Or enjoy a waterfront meal at Lawson’s Landing River walk Café, located in the North Carolina History Center.  (http://www.tryonpalace.org/jane-austen)

Aug
1
Fri
Jane Austen’s Persuasion @ Chamber Opera Chicago
Aug 1 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Chamber Opera Chicago presents an original Adaptation by Barbara Landis, with music from Jane Austen’s manuscripts: Jane Austen’s Persuasion.

Jul
31
Fri
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiars in Theaters
Jul 31 – Aug 1 all-day

Peregrine’s Home for Peculiars is planned to be out in theaters July 31, 2015. The film is based on Ransom Riggs‘ debut novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. It will be directed by Tim Burton. The script will be written by Jane Goldman, who also worked on X-Men: First Class.