Events
Upcoming Events
First Meeting of the 2024/2025 Season - September 21, 2024
“We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.” – Fanny Price, Mansfield Park
Our first meeting of the 2024/2025 season is fast approaching! We look forward to welcoming you back on Saturday, September 21.
Our very own Lona Manning will discuss Mansfield Park and whether it is as controversial as people think it is. This talk will no doubt spark an interesting discussion afterward!
Don’t forget to bring the $5 meeting fee and a finger food for our shared lunch.
Upcoming Fall 2024 Meeting Dates:
- September 21
- October 26
- November 23
- December 14
Past Events
Books & Berries
June 15, 2024
We ended the 2023/24 season with our annual books and berries event. So many wonderful books were donated to the book sale, and many members ...
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A Polite and Spiritual Friendship – Catherine Talbot & Elizabeth Carter
May 4, 2024
For Jane Austen Day, we were delighted to welcome back Dr. Cynthia Aalders for a presentation on female friendship. Dr. Aalders discussed the close friendship ...
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Austen on the Rocks: Diverse Connections to the Female “Fossilists” of her Time
March 23, 2024
Phyllis and Lindsay Bottomer presented “Austen on the Rocks,” which skillfully intertwined the life and works of Jane Austen with significant figures in geology, particularly ...
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Netherfield Ball Master Class
February 17, 2024
Sir William: “Do you dance, Mr. Darcy?” Mr. Darcy: “Not if I can help it!” Sir William: “What a charming amusement for young people this ...
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Jane Austen’s 248th Birthday Celebration
December 9, 2023
“The day returns again, my natal day. …The day, commemorative of my birth, Bestowing Life and Light and Hope on me” – Jane Austen, a ...
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The Regency Drawing Room
November 18, 2023
Step into our November gathering, where we aimed to recreate the charming ambiance of a Jane Austen-era drawing room. Picture yourself amid lively discussions, accompanied ...
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