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From Promenade to Pandemic
From Promenade to Pandemic 20 Years of the Jane Austen Festival in Bath Presented by Jackie Herring, Festival Director 2020 was to have been the Jane Austen Festival’s 20th anniversary, but we all know what happened! A one-off illustrated presentation by Jackie...
“The Castle of Otranto” Discussion
Facilitated by Dr. Holly Welker On Sunday, October 3, 2021, 10 JASNA Greater Phoenix members and friends gathered virtually, via Zoom, to discuss The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (1764). Tragic tales of doomed romance and supernatural horror, often set...
“Being Mr. Wickham”
Starring Adrian Lukis as George Wickham On Sunday, August 29, 2021, 22 JASNA Greater Phoenix members and friends gathered virtually, via Zoom, to view "Being Mr. Wickham," performed by Adrian Lukis. The play was written by Lukis and Catherine Curzon, and was...
“Emma” Screening
On Saturday, February 29, 2020, JASA-Greater Phoenix members and friends attended a showing of the new Focus Features "Emma" at the Harkins Camelview Theatre in Scottsdale. On Tuesday evening, February 25, four lucky JASNA-PHX board members attended a special...
An Afternoon of English Country Dancing
JASNA Greater Phoenix and many friends gathered at the Irish Cultural Center for a delightful afternoon of dancing to the music of The Parson Sisters. Our own Peg Hesley called, keeping us moving beautifully. Following are some images from the day, followed by some...
Game Night
LET’S PLAY! Game Night On Sunday, March 30, 2019, four JASNA Greater Phoenix members gathered at the home of one of our members to play "Marrying Mr. Darcy," and to enjoy delicious food and drink. There was some competition, much camaraderie, and lots of...
Movie Day
Movie Day: "Northanger Abbey" (2007) CELEBRATING 200 YEARS OF NORTHANGER ABBEY On Sunday, February 24, 2019, 11 JASNA Greater Phoenix members and friends gathered at the home of one of our members to watch the 2007 adaptation of Northanger Abbey, starring...
2006 Annual General Meeting, Tucson
Fresh Perspectives on Mansfield Park October 27-29, 2006, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, Arizona The Southern Arizona Region of JASNA was the host, in Tucson, for the 2006 Annual General Meeting, where the theme was “Fresh Perspectives on Mansfield Park”...
Afternoon at Rúla Búla
On Sunday, January 27, 2019, JASNA Greater PHX members and friends shared a no-host afternoon at an Irish Pub, featuring traditional pub food and camaraderie.
Jane Austen Festival 2018 Final Thoughts
by Emily Smith “The distance is nothing when one has a motive.” – Pride and Prejudice FINAL THOUGHTS A few weeks after the festival, I received a message from Jackie Herring, the festival director, asking my permission to use one of the photographs they took of me and...
