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
27
Sat
Louisiana Book Festival @ The Louisiana Center for the Book and State Library of Louisiana
Oct 27 @ 1:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Nov
3
Sat
Southern Magic Romance Readers’ Luncheon @ The Harbert Center
Nov 3 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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!

Jan
28
Mon
Pride and Prejudice: A Live Reading @ Block 37
Jan 28 @ 12:00 pm – Jan 29 @ 12:00 am

To celebrate the 200th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice The Jane Austen Society of North America – Greater Chicago Region (JASNA-GCR) is presenting a live reading.

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.

Nov
13
Wed
Pride and Prejudice the Musical @ Kenton Theatre
Nov 13 – Nov 17 all-day

The Henley Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society is proud to bring you Pride and Prejudice the Musical, performed at The Kenton Theatre.

This musical, based on the timeless Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice, centers on the relationship of the proud Mr Darcy and the feisty Elizabeth Bennet. With a host of characters from the endearing to the exasperating, and a score of great music, this is a production not to be missed.  

 Directed by Julie Huntington
Musical Director: Alan Lineham
Choreographer:  David Parsonson
 
 
Oct
16
Fri
Crimson Peak in Theaters
Oct 16 all-day

crimson-peak-posterCrimson Peak is a horror movie directed by Guillermo del Toro.

Set in 19th century northern England in Cumbria a young author is drawn to a mysterious outsider with a house as haunted by secrets as it is by ghosts.

Staring: Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, and Mia Wasikowska.

Crimson Peak trailer

Check your local listings for showing times and prices.