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.

Oct
13
Sat
Lake Park Fall Festival @ Lake Park
Oct 13 @ 2:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Regina Jeffers will be there for book sales, signing, and greeting readers.

Oct
2
Wed
Emma @ Lantern Theater Company
Oct 2 – Oct 28 all-day

Jane Austen’s Emma adapted by Michael Bloom and directed by Kathryn MacMillan will be performed by the Lantern Theater Company during October.

Oct
11
Fri
Regency & Revelry: The Jane Austen Festival @ Lantern Theater Company
Oct 11 @ 10:00 pm – Oct 19 @ 1:00 am

A week of various Austen events, performances, and discussions hosted by the Lantern Theater Company.

Jan
24
Fri
I, Frankenstein in Theaters @ Check local listings
Jan 24 – Jan 25 all-day

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.”

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.