Past Events

Cold Comfort Farm

JASNA Greater Phoenix hosted, via ZOOM, a study of Cold Comfort Farm Discussion facilitated by Dr. Holly Welker Sunday, February 12, 2023 2:00 PM MST Cold Comfort Farm (1932) by Stella Gibbons satirizes and rejects the gloomy fatalism of tragic English novels in favor...

The Many Duels of Sense and Sensibility

JASNA Greater Phoenix enjoyed a presentation from last year’s Annual General Meeting in Victoria   The Many Duels of Sense and Sensibility Wednesday, January 11, 2023 7:00 PM MST via ZOOM Presented by Susannah Fullerton

The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley

Local Janeites enjoyed an evening at the theatre. The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley Created by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon Directed by Veronika Duerr 7:30 PM Boisterous sister Lydia Wickham returns front and center for this holiday season joined by her...

Aunt Phillips’ Regency Game Night

Aunt Phillips' Regency Game Night Hosted by Emily Smith north Phoenix, near SR 51 & Shea Blvd. Saturday, November 12, 2022 6:30 PM Greater Phoenix Janeites and friends gathered for an evening’s entertainment. There were whist, Regency-themed board games, pleasant...

Jo Baker Discusses “Longbourn”

Pride and Prejudice was only half the story.  JASNA Greater Phoenix, via ZOOM,  as a part of the 2022 Speaker Series of the North American Friends of Chawton House Longbourn, a Novel  by Jo Baker  Saturday, October 29, 2022 10:00 AM MST  Jo Baker talked about how she...

Sister Novelists Book Launch

An event celebrating the the release of   SISTER NOVELISTS  The Trailblazing Porter Sisters, Who Paved the Way for Austen and The Brontes  by JASNA Greater Phoenix’ own Devoney Looser Monday, October 24, 2022 6:00 PM   NB: This is not a JASNA Greater Phoenix...

A Season at Sanditon

 JASNA Greater Phoenix hosted a virtual presentation of  A Season at Sanditon by award-winning author Rose Servitova  Saturday, October 22, 2022 11:00 AM MST With special guest Karen Ievers, presented from her 18th-century home Mount Ievers Court in Ireland. Karen...

Annual General Meeting 2022

Annual General Meeting 2022 Sense and Sensibility in the City of Gardens September 30 - October 2, 2022,  Victoria BC It’s been quite a few years since a Canadian Region has hosted an AGM and even longer since Sense and Sensibility was the theme. We were so excited to...

“Persuasion” Watch Party

 ''Persuasion'' Watch Party Saturday, August 13, 2022,  2:00 PM Hosted by Emily Smith North Phoenix, near SR 51 & Shea Blvd.  Read more about the production: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13456318/ or...

Circulating Libraries in Jane Austen’s Time

“You Can Get a Parasol at Whitby’s:” Circulating Libraries  in Jane Austen’s Time illustrated talk by Claire Bellanti via ZOOM Wednesday, June 15, 2022 You Can Get a Parasol at Whitby’s: Circulating Libraries in Jane Austen’s Time is an illustrated talk about an 18th...