Past Events

Jane Austen Birthday Tea

Jane Austen Birthday Tea Saturday, December 16, 2023, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM at The Pink Door Tea House 7153 N. 59th Avenue, Glendale AZ 85301 Free Public Parking on 59th Ave. & Myrtle or 59th Ave. & Palmaire Learn more about the tea house here:...

The Life and Works of Jane Austen

JASNA Greater Phoenix hosted, via ZOOM, a presentation of The Life and Works of Jane Austen presented by Dr. Devoney Looser Sunday, November 19, 2023 2:00-4:00 PM MST In 1811, a novel was published anonymously, by an author identified as “A Lady.” It did moderately...

Aunt Phillips’ Regency Game Night

Aunt Phillips' Regency Game Night Saturday, October 7, 2023 6:00-9:00 PM MST Hosted by Emily Smith Greater Phoenix Janeites and friends gathered for an evening’s entertainment. There was whist, Regency-themed board games, pleasant company, scintillating conversation,...

What Matters in Jane Austen with John Mullen

JASNA Greater Phoenix hosted, via ZOOM, a presentation of What Matters in Jane Austen? Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved with John Mullan Saturday, September 9, 2023 10:00 AM MST In twenty short chapters, each of which explores a question prompted by Austen’s novels,...

What Matters in Jane Austen?

 Which important Austen characters never speak? Is there any sex in Austen? What do the characters call one another, and why? What are the right and wrong ways to propose marriage? In What Matters in Jane Austen? John Mullan shows that we can best appreciate Austen’s...

Tea Party

Last year was so much fun, let’s do it again! JASNA Greater Phoenix invites you to join usin Prescott, where it's a mile high and ~20 degrees cooler. Tea Party Sunday, July 16, 2023 1:00 PM Capital Canyon Club 2060 Golf Club Lane Prescott, Arizona Regency attire...

Summerfest Ball

JASNA Greater Phoenix invites you to an afternoon of dancing and fun. Summer Fest Ball English Country Dance Saturday, June 24, 2023 1:30 - 4:00 PM MST The Great Hall, Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library 1106 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85004  ...

Pride & Prejudice: Having a Ball

Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball Wednesday, January 11, 2023 7:00 PM MST via ZOOM Presented by Susannah Fullerton     In "Pride and Prejudice: Having a Ball," social historian Amanda Vickery leads the action as a team of experts recreate a Regency ball at Chawton...

Box Hill Picnic

JASNA Greater Phoenix Sixth Annual Box Hill Picnic Saturday, April 8, 2023 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Chaparral Park (south ramada) 5401 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale 85250Picnickers brought their own picnic lunch and drinks.   Activities included dining al fresco,...

“Townhouse Confidential”

JASNA Greater Phoenix hosted a Watch Party of a new adaptation of Pride and Prejudice "Townhouse Confidential" It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman in possession of a West Village townhouse must be in search of a buyer. Sunday, March 12, 2023, 2:00 PM...