Jane Austen is for Everyone
We welcome Georgie Castilla to our next virtual meeting. He recently presented “'Anything Slovenly’: Adapting Austen to Comics” at the 2021 Chicago AGM and will discuss how Jane Austen is for Everyone.
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Program planning committee – online meeting
Help plan our virtual and in-person events. Contact rc@jasnamd.org for log on details.
Joshua Johnson: Portraitist of Federal Era Maryland
Explore the work of Joshua Johnson (ca. 1763‒1824) with Dr. Fulco as he discusses one of the nation’s first professional African American portraitists in the context of the Federal period. Johnson achieved a remarkable degree of success in his lifetime by painting affluent patrons in his native Baltimore. His subjects consisted of politicians, lawyers, doctors,… Continue reading →
Program Planning March meeting
We are meeting virtually to continue to work on planning 2022 events. Please email rc@jasnamd.org for the link to attend.
Brunch at Chawton: A Jane Austen Musicale – Virtual Meeting
Enjoy brunch or a late lunch alongside an encore performance of Stephen Alltop and Josefien Stoppelenburg from the Chicago AGM. From the AGM website: "Stephen Alltop is music director and conductor of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra at the University of Illinois and music director of the Apollo Chorus of Chicago, Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, and Green Lake… Continue reading →
Sense and Sensibility Play
315 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201We are arranging a group outing to The Everyman Theatre in Baltimore for a matinee viewing of Kate Hamill's version of Sense and Sensibility. https://everymantheatre.org/sense-and-sensibility-0 3/6/2022 Our ticket block is all sold. If you are going on your own and would like to join us for dinner afterward, please contact treasurer@jasnamd.org by April 23. An… Continue reading →
June Meeting – In Person Outdoor
Maryland Agricultural Center 1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD, United StatesPlease fill out the RSVP form by June 5th at 9pm. Loading…
Encore presentation on zoom – Jane Austen and the Menageries of London
If you were unable to attend the June 11th in person meeting, our former RC Rita Baker-Schmidt has graciously agreed to do a virtual encore of her presentation. Register Here:
A Certain Step Toward Falling in Love – July virtual meeting
‘A Certain Step Toward Falling in Love’: Dance in the Works of Jane Austen Susan de Guardiola is a dance historian, teacher, and caller from Connecticut. She will entertain us with a discussion of how Austen uses dance and dancing in her novels. Following the presentation there will be a brief overview of mourning in… Continue reading →
Storms, Tempests and ‘Visions of Romance’ – August virtual meeting
Storms, Tempests and ‘Visions of Romance’: Jane Austen and the Weather Katie Halsey, University of Stirling, will discuss some of the many ways in which Jane Austen uses the weather in her novels: to structure plot, to set the mood, and finally to engage with the philosophical ideas of her time. Focusing mainly on Northanger… Continue reading →
Annual General Meeting (AGM), Victoria
Sense & Sensibility in the City of Gardens Presented by JASNA Victoria, BC, Region September 30–October 2, 2022 Visit the AGM website for more information: https://jasna.org/agms/victoria/home.php
AGM Recap Maryland & DC Joint meeting
Did you attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Victoria 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.