This events calendar is meant to socially enrich our DJABC community wherever members may find themselves. We will gladly share any Jane Austen related event here. We may also share events that may appeal to darker interests as we see fit.
*Any events where times were not specifically listed are shown to be all-day; however, this is only a default setting.
Please, contact us with information you would like to see at least two weeks in advance.
Dr. Celia Easton will talk about “Why on Earth is Sir Charles Grandison Jane Austen’s ‘Favorite’ Novel?”. Dr. Inger Brodey will discuss “The Entertainment Value of Suffering: Jane Austen and the ‘Luxuries of Distress'”
Please call to register. Sponsored by the Jane Austen Society.
To be held at the Cameron Village Regional Library.
series 5: Emma
Friday evening talk: Regency Fashion
A weekend full of diversions to immerse any Jane Austen devotee in the style of Regency England with a literary theme. For more information visit the Governor’s House in Hyde Park’s Jane Austen Weekends event page.
Austenland will be among the films premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival as one of the 16 U.S. Dramatic Competition entries.
The Jane Austen Guild will be hosting this conference at Covey Center for the Performing Arts, celebrating all things Austen with a focus on the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice.
The Henley Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society is proud to bring you Pride and Prejudice the Musical, performed at The Kenton Theatre.
This musical, based on the timeless Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice, centers on the relationship of the proud Mr Darcy and the feisty Elizabeth Bennet. With a host of characters from the endearing to the exasperating, and a score of great music, this is a production not to be missed.
I, Frankenstein opens in theaters in the USA.
Premise: “200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein’s creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.”
This production of Pride & Prejudice is adapted by Jon Jory from the novel by Jane Austen. It is directed by Sharon Andrews. Production sponsored by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton.
Shows are Thursday – Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiars is planned to be out in theaters July 31, 2015. The film is based on Ransom Riggs‘ debut novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. It will be directed by Tim Burton. The script will be written by Jane Goldman, who also worked on X-Men: First Class.