Things That Might Be Kept in a Reticule
Three video presentations from the 2020 AGM’s "Austen’s World Close Up" will be followed by a live Q&A with Candice Hern. Register Here:
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Georgian Picnics: A Virtual Box Hill Experience
Dan Macey, Dantasticfood stylist and food historian, will discuss Georgian picnics and receipts. Participants will receive some easy Georgian receipts to make for their own picnic and to show off during the event. Register Here:
The First Ladies Man
Join us for an entertaining and educational afternoon with Andrew Och, author of “Unusual for Their Time: On the Road with America’s First Ladies” (Volumes One & Two), an award-winning television and multimedia producer and University of Maryland alumnus. Women have been partners in the development and leadership of our country from the very beginning.… Continue reading →
August Promenade
Dress in your Regency finest, grab a bonnet, and take a stroll outdoors. Go out on your own or meet a friend. Snap a picture of you enjoying the outdoors and email it by September 10th to rc@jasnmd.org. Photos will be featured on our website gallery and Facebook page and may be sent to JASNA… Continue reading →
One Very Superior Party
“One Very Superior Party: In Which Mrs. Elton Shows the Inhabitants of Highbury ‘How Everything Ought to Be Arranged’” Presented by Kim Wilson In Jane Austen’s Emma, snobbish Mrs. Elton criticizes the society parties held in Emma’s village of Highbury and plans to host “one very superior party” to show how a truly elegant party… Continue reading →
The Adam Family
The Adam Family: The Scottish Architects Who Changed the World Presented by Curt DiCamillo, Curator of Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society Originally broadcast: July 10, 2020 Curt DiCamillo, whose heart beats to a Neoclassical rhythm, brings the sublime beauty of the Adam Style in all its permutations to life. The Adam brothers reigned… Continue reading →
Annual General Meeting (AGM), Chicago
Jane Austen in the Arts Presented by Greater Chicago Region, Chicago, IL Visit the AGM website for more information: http://jasna.org/agms/chicago2021/home.php
Annual General Meeting (AGM) recap – Maryland and DC Regions
Did you attend the AGM in Chicago? 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 Here:
Birthday Meeting 2021
Kelsey’s Restaurant 8480 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD, United StatesDeadline to register is November 30, at 12:59 p.m. (Note: Birthday Meeting will no longer be an option to add to your cart after this time) Price: $40 for members, $45 for non-members Cash Raffle for Austen items! Merchandise Table (cash, check or charge). There are no supply chain issues at JASNA MD - shop… Continue reading →
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.
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 →