| February 20, 2010 | Winter Meeting Panel presentation and group discussion of Northanger Abbey. William Phillips on Gothic inspirations, Ronnie Jo Sokol on plot development, Natalie Goldberg on friendship, and Jeff Nigro on the role of Bath. Parthenon Restaurant, 314 S. Halsted St., Chicago. Free valet parking. Noon to 3 p.m. Members: $25; guests: $35. For reservations, click here. To make a change, click here. |
| April 24, 2010 | Spring Gala "Horrors, Hats, and Helpless Young Heroines: Aspects of Northanger." Talks by Professor Elaine Bander of Dawson College, Montreal Canada, Hat Designer Laura Whitlock of De Paul University and Chicago Millinery Association, and Greg Nosan of the Art Institute of Chicago. Continental breakfast and lunch at Maggiano's, 111 W. Grand Ave., Chicago. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| September 26, 2010 | Fall Open Meeting "Jane Austen in the 'hood’: A visual tour around Austen's London characters." Slide/talk by member Sue Forgue, webmaster of the research website, The Regency Encyclopedia. (User ID: JAScholar, Password: Academia, both case sensitive.) Free and open to the public. Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., Evanston. 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| October 29- 31, 2010 | JASNA Annual General Meeting "Jane Austen and the Abbey: Mystery, Mayhem and Muslin in Portland" in Portland, Oregon. Hosted by Oregon/Southwest Washington Chapter of JASNA. You must be a member of JASNA to attend. |
| December 4, 2010 | Jane Austen Birthday Tea Celebration of Jane Austen's birthday. Program to be announced. Afternoon tea at The Fortnightly of Chicago, 120 E. Bellevue Place, Chicago. 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. |
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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:
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