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 →
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: 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 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 →
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
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:
Deadline 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 →
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.
Help plan our virtual and in-person events. Contact rc@jasnamd.org for log on details.
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 →
We are meeting virtually to continue to work on planning 2022 events. Please email rc@jasnamd.org for the link to attend.
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 →
