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.

Nov
3
Sat
Greensboro Zombie Run @ Downtown Greensboro, NC
Nov 3 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Be a runner or a zombie in the Greensboro Zombie Run. The course will be a surprise, and therefore no maps are available.

Nov
9
Fri
Fresh Fiction Readers Conference @ Hilton Garden Inn
Nov 9 – Nov 12 all-day

Celebrate Passionate Literary Obsessions sponsored by Readers & ‘Ritas.

Colette Saucier, author of Pulse and Prejudice, will be there!

Mar
21
Thu
Let’s Talk About Jane @ The Malverne Public Library
Mar 21 @ 11:00 pm – Mar 22 @ 12:00 am

Mary C.M. Phillips will present a literary and musical presentation with discussion on Jane Austen and her characters at the Malverne Public Library

Registration begins for all on February 21.

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
26
Sun
O. Henry Book Fair @ O. Henry Hotel
Jan 26 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm

“The first annual “Writers Meet Readers” O.Henry Book Fair will be held here at the O.Henry Hotel on Sunday, January 26, from 4-6 PM. It will feature 20 local writers all with recently published books. Presented by the UNCG MFA Writing Program, the event will be hosted by O.Henry Magazine’s editor and New York Times best-selling author Jim Dodson. Each writer will be selling, signing and talking about their latest works.”

There may not be any Austenesque authors on the docket, but one never knows what wonderful finds await at a book fair. And the O. Henry has quite a lovely tea room.

 

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)