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.
Presented by the Desoto Family Theatre.
Showtimes: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, and Sundays.
A staged reading of a new screenplay by Jim Sherry based on a novella by Jane Austen.
Staged reading of a play based on an early Jane Austen work.
Presented by Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights’ Professional Theater.
series 5: Emma
Friday evening talk: Regency Fashion
A weekend full of diversions to immerse any Jane Austen devotee in the style of Regency England with a literary theme. For more information visit the Governor’s House in Hyde Park’s Jane Austen Weekends event page.
The Jane Austen Festival Australia boasts a wide range of activities for Janeites of varying interests from dancing to tea to picnicking with lawn game including archery!
Their program is quite impressive. Ticket information.
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
I, Frankenstein opens in theaters in the USA.
Premise: “200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein’s creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.”