2008 Archive

February 9th | Winter Meeting

• "How do you make a film of a life about which you know little?"

• Discussion of Austen biographies vs. the recent film Becoming Jane.

• Lunch at the Parthenon Restaurant, 314 South Halsted Street in Chicago. Noon.

May 3rd | Spring Gala

• Among the Heirs of Austen: A Legacy of Four Centuries

• Three lectures, brunch and ice cream buffets, and book and Regency period costume sales.

• Allerton-Crowne Plaza, 701 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. 9:30 a.m.– 3 p.m.

June 20th | Jane Austen Country Dance Practice

• (Prelude to the JASNA Ball)

• Learn the dances for our JASNA Ball in October with our wonderful musicians!

• From 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the ballroom at Oak Park Arms Retirement Community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL (located between Madison and Washington Streets).

• Enter the parking lot from the east side of Oak Park Ave. All parking is free except for reserved spaces.

September 17th | Fall Meeting

• Jane Davis will preview her talk for the Chicago 2008 AGM, Emma Woodhouse and Harry Potter: The Influence of Austen on J.K. Rowling.

• Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60625. Free and open to the public.

• A short business meeting will precede the talk. Cake, tea and coffee served. 1 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

October 2-5th | Annual General Meeting

• "Austen's Legacy: Life, Love & Laughter"

• Chicago hosts the 2008 Annual General Meeting.

• Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, Chicago.

December 6th | Jane Austen Birthday Tea

• "Viewing Austen Through Vermeer's Camera Obscura," Slide/talk by Marsha Huff, JASNA President.

• Afternoon Tea.

• The Fortnightly of Chicago, 120 East Bellevue Place, Chicago. 2:00–4:00 p.m.