AGM Recap Maryland & DC Joint meeting

Did you attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Denver or attend virtually? Share stories, thoughts and highlights. Not able to attend the AGM? Learn what it was about and take notes on speakers and topics you want to hear in the future. Register for the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMocOirrjopHdBhql3N3ZJeZhx6DoYMu0Ln

December Birthday Meeting

Kelsey’s Restaurant 8480 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD, United States

Serendipity in Jane Austen's Fiction Presented by Maria Frawley, Professor and Chair, English Department The George Washington University. Kelsey’s Restaurant, Ellicott City Price: $45 for members and $50 for non-members Deadline to register is Dec 8th 9:00pm Doors open at 11:45am Come prepared for our Merchandise Table (credit, cash & check), Silent Auction & Cash… Continue reading →

Isabella/Mrs. Weston – Casting in Clueless virtual meeting

Isabella/Mrs. Weston: Why Clueless’s Dionne, an African-American woman was cast to play two roles? Presented by Damianne (Dami) Scott This presentation will discuss how the casting of the character, Dionne, is perfect as a modernization of Emma’s Isabella Knightly and Anne Weston, but racially stereotypical. Dami is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of… Continue reading →

Sip and Paint

The Greene Turtle 696 Belair Road, Bel Air, MD, United States

This is a fundraiser to support the 2025 Baltimore AGM. $49/pp For details and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sip-and-paint-austen-landscape-tickets-842980757137?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Jane Austen Day at Manor Mill

Manor Mill 2029 Monkton Road, Monkton, MD, United States

Sense and Sensibility & Jane Austen’s World Mark your calendars: Saturday May 18, 2024, JASNA MD Box Hill Picnic, 11:00am-12:00pm; to RSVP for the JASNA picnic, please email rc@jasnamd.org. This portion of the day is not open to the general public. This is a BYOP - bring your own picnic - event. --- Manor Mill… Continue reading →

Wine Tasting & Basket Making

Olney Winery 52 Olney Sandy Spring Road Ashton, Sandy Spring, MD, United States

Join us to sip and savor a selection of 4 wines while using your creativity to weave your own basket. You will also receive a $3 wine voucher to be applied to any wine bottle purchase. In this workshop, you will learn how to make a continuous weave basket with a self-binding rim. We will… Continue reading →

Amanda Fagan’s Austen-Inspired Musical Performance & Discussion

Guitarist, composer, and Janeite Amanda Fagan will be sharing her Austen-inspired music at a virtual meeting. Amanda is currently a sophomore at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, CA. She read Pride & Prejudice and Persuasion in her senior year of high school and became a Janeite! She is a talented musician/composer playing the ukulele, guitar,… Continue reading →

Reading Group: Jane Eyre

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! A monthly, in-person book club for those interested in Jane Austen. We have made our way through her major works together and will generally cycle through these types of works moving forward: -read a work by Jane Austen (eg. re-reading her novels from new perspectives,… Continue reading →

A Day in the Country – 2025 AGM Fundraiser

JASNA is grateful to our host, Sandy Lerner. Sandy is the founder of Chawton House Library and Center for Early English Women’s Writing. Under the pen name Ava Farmer, she is the author of Second Impressions. Since 1996, Sandy has owned Ayrshire Farm. The first farm in Virginia to be Certified Humane®, Certified USDA Organic,… Continue reading →

Reading Group: Evelina

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! A monthly, in-person book club for those interested in Jane Austen. We have made our way through her major works together and will generally cycle through these types of works moving forward: -read a work by Jane Austen (eg. re-reading her novels from new perspectives,… Continue reading →

Reading Group: Jane Austen’s Letters

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! A monthly, in-person book club for those interested in Jane Austen. We have made our way through her major works together and will generally cycle through these types of works moving forward: -read a work by Jane Austen (eg. re-reading her novels from new perspectives,… Continue reading →