2007 Archive

February 10th | Winter Meeting

• Book Discussion of Emma following lunch at the Parthenon Restaurant

• 314 South Halsted Street in Chicago. Noon.

April 28th | Gala

• "Heroes, Heartbreakers & Heels." 9:30 a.m.‑3 p.m.

• Lectures, Music and Readers Theater

• Brunch buffet and dessert buffet.

• Allerton-Crowne Plaza, 701 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago.

July 21st | Summer Meeting

• In honor of Jane Austen's seaworthy brothers, we boarded the Wendella Boat for a 90 minute tour

• Followed by lunch at Bella Bacina

• 75 East Wacker Drive, Chicago. 11:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

September 8th | Fall Meeting

• "Jane Austen's Spiritual Legacy: Kinder, Gentler Pathways, " talk by Diane Capitani, author and lecturer at Garrett Theological Seminary and Northwestern University.

• Refreshments. Conrad Sulzer Regional Library

• 4455 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625. Free and open to the public. 1‑3:30 p.m.

December 8th | Jane Austen Birthday Tea

• "Finding Jane Austen Today." Lecture by Emily Auerbach, Professor, University of Wisconsin and author of Searching for Jane Austen. Afternoon tea.

• The Fortnightly of Chicago, 120 E. Bellview Place, Chicago. 2‑4 p.m.