Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest (JASNA-SW)
JASNA-SW Events & MoreComing Up
Click on the title above to register for the 19 May 2012 Spring Meeting, a seaside holiday with Jane Austen at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica.
The JASNA Annual General Meeting is filling up fast so if you want to attend, click here to register soon.
Jane Austen Theatrical series begins at the Lyceum Theatre on June 15-17, with Pride and Prejudicee.
For more information visit the Arts Off Broadway website or the Ivy Players website.Events Gone By
JASNA Southwest's booth at the LA Times Festival of Books was a great hit! We had even more visitors, distributed even more JASNA-SW information, and sold even more books from Vroman's than we did last year. Click the title above for a photo montage.
On Saturday, 3 December 2011, we learned about Regency women's health issues at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Our first-ever super-regional weekend at the Huntington Gardens & Library and the Westin Pasadena was a spectacular success. Click on the title above for a photo recap.
Our first-ever JASNA-SW booth at the Festival was a resounding success. Please click on the title above for photos.
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JASNA members were treated to a sneak preview of the film about Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Click on the title above to see a trailer of the movie.
"Silver Forks, Golden Memories, and Library Treasures." Featured talk: Ed Copeland on Silver Fork Novels.
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Domestic Entertainments in Jane Austen's Time
History
Diana Birchall and People take us on a nostalgic journey.
In Memoriam
Sundries
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JASNA-SW at the L.A. Times Festival of Books
Booth 951, JASNA-SW
570 membership forms distributed 272 people added to our email list 204 reading group cards distributed 123 books sold, taking in over $2000 12 new members signed up (so far!) 6 people registered for the May meeting. One of the frequent comments volunteers at the booth heard was "I had no idea this organization existed." Now over 700 more people do! 
Two of our own JASNA-SW member authors signed their books in the booth: Syrie James, author of THE LOST MEMOIRS OF JANE AUSTEN, THE SECRET DIARIES OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE, DRACULA, MY LOVE, and NOCTURNE and Laurie Viera Rigler, author of CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT and RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT. 
Author and JASNA-SW member Syrie James signing books at our booth.
Costumes decorated our booth.
As did this banner.
Booth 951, JASNA-SW 
Jameson Stalanthas Yu (L) & Paula Dacker (R) spreading the word of Austen
Author and JASNA-SW member Laurie Viera Rigler (R) signing books at our booth. Photo by Jameson Stalanthas Yu.
The indefatigable trio: Jameson Yu, Nancy Gallagher, and booth mastermind Terry Ryan
Author and JASNA-SW member Syrie James at our booth.
Terry Ryan
Author and JASNA-SW member Laurie Viera Rigler (R) at our booth. Photo by Gerda Kilgore.
Booth volunteers, from left, Bobbie Zwick, Natasha Zwick, Jameson Yu, Terry Ryan, Jan Fahey, Nancy Gallagher, President of JASNA-SW
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