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.

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)

Oct
23
Fri
Suffragette in Theaters (USA)
Oct 23 all-day

suffragette-2015-movie-posterWritten by Abi Morgan and directed by Sarah Gavron, Suffragette is a British drama film about the British women’s suffrage movement of the late 19th and early 20th century.

In late 19th and early 20th century, the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal state in the quest for equal rights.

Suffragette trailer

Staring: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, and Meryl Streep.

Check your local listings for showing times and prices.