Past Events

JASNA Day at the Movies

  (A change of date after flyer was first published.) Ten members and friends watched "Sense add Sensibility" in on of the theaters at Sagewood Lifecare Community in Phoenix.  

Face Time

  Occasionally, JASNA Greater PHX friends like to get together simply to enjoy each others' company. There is no program, no agenda planned, just good conversation and fellowship with others who share a love for our dear Jane.

Hat Making Workshop

  In one of Jane Austen's letters to her sister, she writes, "next week I shall begin operations on my hat, on which you know my principal hopes of happiness depend." She also wrote about some decorated bonnets she saw while visiting Bath. "Flowers are very much...

Houses in Jane Austen’s Life and Fiction

“ … in proportion to their family and income:" Houses in Jane Austen’s Life and Fiction Iris Lutz “Colonel Brandon began to talk of his own advantage in securing so respectable and agreeable a neighbour; and then it was that he mentioned with regret, that the house...

Farewell to Mary Ashley Tea

Our dear Mary Ashley, who will be moving to California soon, was sent off with a farewell tea at the English Rose Tea Room in Carefree, on April 27, 2014. A bittersweet occasion, to be sure, but a lovely time was had by all. [gallery size="full"...

Muslin and Magic

To One Account or Other – Muslin and Magic in the Regency Era James Ashley     On Sunday, April 13, 2014, the wonderful Mr. James Ashley treated an audience of 12 with a talk entitled “To One Account or Other – Muslin and Magic in the Regency Era” at the...

A Weekend with Jane Austen

A Weekend with Jane Austen, Saturday-Sunday, March 15-16, 2014 Arrowhead Country Club and Foothills Recreation and Aquatic Center During A Weekend with Jane Austen, March 15 - 16, JASNA-Greater Phoenix Region Janeites were treated to a weekend lush with Austen...

Burns Supper

JASNA Robert Burns Nicht, Friday, January 24, 2014 Thirteen JASNA members and friends gathered on the birthday of Scotland's beloved poet Rabbie Burns, hosted by Bella Bennett, Charlotte Juarez, and Kurt Schulz. Here is the program for the evening.   Program for...

Janeites Gone Wild

  Paula Heil hosted a party of 10 at her lovely home for a game night on November 8, 2013.

Jane’s World

This was the third of three in our Jane Austen series, a collaboration between the Chandler Public Library and the Jane Austen Society of North America Greater Phoenix Region. This program, on December 7, 2013, featured the Tea Fare, Tea Cup Exchange, a Fan Fiction...