Upcoming Activities
February 12, 2012 Winter Meeting
"Money, Sex, and Power—Austen Style," theme of 2012 JASNA AGM.
Panel: Diane Capitani, Garrett Theological Seminary, Northwestern University and GCR Education Outreach Director; William Phillips, De Paul University and GCR Deputy Coordinator; and Liz Cooper, Regional Coordinator of JASNA-Wisconsin. Discussion moderated by Shirley Holbrook, GCR Secretary. Family style lunch. Parthenon Restaurant, 314 S. Halsted St., Chicago. Free valet parking. Noon—3 p.m.
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May 5, 2012 Spring Gala
Actor Elizabeth Garvie performing "Jane Delights: A Celebration of Jane Austen."  Speakers Lindsay Ashford, author of The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen and editor of Wooing Mr. Wickham, and  Steve Lawrence, Director of Chawton House Library, with "The Report from Chawton House."
Millenium Knickerbocker Hotel, 163 E. Walton Pl., Chicago.
9 a.m.—3 p.m.
October 5-7, 2012 2012 JASNA AGM in New York, NY
"Sex, Money, and Power in Jane Austen's Fiction"
You Must be a member of JASNA to attend.
Our Annual Activities

The public is invited to attend our free fall lecture and our annual Spring Gala. You are welcome to join JASNA–GCR and receive invitations to all our meetings:

  • Winter book discussion and luncheon (February or March)
  • Gala (April or May):  full day of lectures by outstanding scholars and elegant repast
  • Summer event (July or August)
  • Fall lecture (free) (September)
  • Jane Austen Birthday Tea (December):  afternoon tea, birthday toast to JA, lecture, gift basket raffle

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