Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest (JASNA-SW)
JASNA-SW Events & MoreComing Up
Save the date 19 May 2012 for a seaside holiday with Jane Austen at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica.
Events Gone By
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 EVENTS, NEWS, & HISTORY
Click on any of the titles below or to your left for complete details on each event, special announcement, or news item. Coming Up 2012 Spring Meeting: At the Seaside with Jane Austen
Save 19 May 2012 for a seaside holiday with Jane Austen at the beautiful Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, site of the historic Marion Davies Beach House. Iris Lutz will introduce us to The Houses of Jane Austen in Fact and Fiction, Diana Birchall will talk about the seaside in Jane Austen's life and fiction, and Jan Fahey will give us information about one of the topics Jane would never discuss, waste management in Regency times. Events Gone By 2011 Winter Meeting: "Do Not Physic Them" : Medicine in Jane Austen's Time
On Saturday, 3 December 2011, we learned about Regency-era health issues for women at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Presentations included: "A Dangerous Indulgence: Women's Health in Jane Austen's Time" by Cheryl Kinney, M.D. "Concealed Pregnancy in Jane Austen's Novels" by Florida attorney Arnie Perlstein. "Quackery, Snake Oil and Flim Flam" by local historian Walter Nelson. Click on the title above to see a full report on the meeting, with photos. Spring Super-Regional Gala Spring Meeting
We spent two delightful days celebrating the 200th anniversary of the publication of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY with breakout sessions, strolls in the shrubbery, and a Regency ball. CLICK ON THE TITLE ABOVE FOR DETAILS AND PHOTOS. JASNA-SW at the Festival of Books
The LA Times Festival of Books was an experience to remember. If you missed it, click on the title above for details and photos! Festive Winter Meeting, "Wassail and Plum Pudding: Cooking in Jane Austen's England," Dec. 4, 2010
PLEASE CLICK ON THE TITLE ABOVE FOR A RECAP AND PHOTOS. Annual Spring Meeting: “Horse and Carriage,” Saturday, April 10, 2010
Please click on the title above for a report and photos of this exciting event! Treasures of Napoleon at the Muzeo
Please click on the title above for a text-and-photo recap of this program. 2009 Winter Meeting: A Library, a Drawing Room and a Ball: Jane Austen’s World of Music
Please click on the title above for a recap of this event. 2009 Spring Meeting: A Day of Pride, Prejudice, and Politics
Click on the title above for program recap and photos of this event. 2008 Winter Meeting Holidays at Highbury: Understanding Jane Austen's Emma
Click on the title above for program recap and photos of this event, which took place on Saturday, December 13, 2008. "I ask only a comfortable home" - Jane Austen and Regency Domestic Interiors," a lecture by Lisa White
On Monday, October 20th, many JASNA members attended Lisa White's lecture, which was held at the UCLA Faculty Center. A reception preceded the lecture. Special Screening of THE DUCHESS
If you missed this special screening of THE DUCHESS, it may be because we do not have your email address. If you are not getting our email announcements of special events, please contact Jana Bickel, our email coordinator. Just click on Join/Contact above. 2008 Spring Meeting
"Silver Forks, Golden Memories, and Library Treasures" Click on the title above for more program details and for a synopsis of Ed Copeland's talk. 2007 Winter Meeting: A Jane Austen Mystery Celebration
Program Highlights: Margery Rich, longtime JASNA-SW member, gave a fascinating talk on Pride and Prejudice as a detective novel. Lynda Hall from Chapman University gave us a new perspective on Austen's most controverisal work with “Addressing Readerly Unease: Discovering the Gothic in Mansfield Park.” There was also a special, audience-participation event that explored "our mysterious longing for Jane Austen." Please click on the title above for photos of this event. Author, JASNA-SW Newsletter editor, and longtime member Diana Birchall remembers the past only as it gives us pleasure. Accompanying her piece is the 1984 People article on our region. JASNA-SW Spring Meeting 2007
If you missed this event at the UCLA Faculty Center, click on the title above or to your left for a recap of our program. The program for this particular event featured special guest Joan Ray, past president of JASNA. Gracia Fay Ellwood and Laurie Viera Rigler also spoke, and we raised funds for our Region with a Jane Austen White Elephant Sale. Don't miss out on the fun at our Winter Meeting: Details coming soon! JASNA-SW 2006 Winter Meeting
Performers and speakers who share our passion for Jane Austen entertained us with their knowledge of Regency pastimes. Click on the words "JASNA-SW 2006 Winter Meeting" above or to your left for complete details on this exciting program. 
Members Joan Hansen and Alice Marie White gave their impromptu all to an audience-participation staged reading of Jane Austen's short play, The History of Sir Charles Grandison, at the 2006 Winter Meeting. (photo by Claire Bellanti)
Please click on the title above to read Diana Birchall's tribute to Gloria. JASNA-Southwest is proud to have hosted the Annual General Meeting and thanks all of our members for their support. And to help keep the memories alive, we have a limited number our conference gift available for sale: Nigel Nicolson's booklet, Was Jane Austen Happy in Bath? Only $12.00 (includes shipping) To order, please click on the words "2004 AGM Conference Gift available" above or to your left, and fill out the booklet order form. |
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