Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest (JASNA-SW)
JASNA-SW Events & MoreComing Up
Save the date 19 May 2012 for a seaside holiday with Jane Austen at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica.
Events Gone By
On Saturday, 3 December 2011, we learned about Regency women's health issues at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Our first-ever super-regional weekend at the Huntington Gardens & Library and the Westin Pasadena was a spectacular success. Click on the title above for a photo recap.
Our first-ever JASNA-SW booth at the Festival was a resounding success. Please click on the title above for photos.
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JASNA members were treated to a sneak preview of the film about Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Click on the title above to see a trailer of the movie.
"Silver Forks, Golden Memories, and Library Treasures." Featured talk: Ed Copeland on Silver Fork Novels.
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Domestic Entertainments in Jane Austen's Time
History
Diana Birchall and People take us on a nostalgic journey.
In Memoriam
Sundries
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Treasures of Napoleon at the Muzeo
JASNA-SW members Maryanne Pelensky, Carla Washburn, and Nancy Gallagher at the Muzeo
December 12 and 13, 2009 by Claire Bellanti On a rainy Saturday, ten JASNA Southwest members made their way through flooded streets and freeways to the Muzeo Museum in Anaheim, California. They were participating in a Jane Austen Day at the Muzeo, in connection with its exhibit, The Treasures of Napoleon. http://www.muzeo.org/exhibit_napoleon.html The group set up an enticing array of the novels of Jane Austen, handouts on JASNA and JASNA-SW, membership brochures, tidbits from past AGM’s, a large poster comparing the lives of Jane Austen and Napoleon, and other items to attract museum visitors from 12-4 pm. On Sunday, which was bright and shining, seven members arrived to work the crowds. JASNA members who participated in the educational event received free entrance to the museum. Any other JASNA members who wished simply to see the exhibit received a 50% discount those two days. JASNA-SW helped to organize a troupe of English Country Dancers, which performed exhibition dancing for several hours on Sunday. Eleven dancers performed for twenty minutes each hour. Having an extra dancer helped because members of the audience had a ready partner to join in the dancing. JASNA-SW members in costume also wandered through the exhibit itself, eager to answer any questions from museum-goers. We found one long-lost member of JASNA-SW and fielded questions about Jane Austen from interested passersby, handing out several membership brochures. Many thanks to the participating members of JASNA-SW: Viki Bari, Claire Bellanti, Paula Dacker, Jan Fahey, Anna Freeman, Nancy Gallagher, Maryanne Pelensky, Terry Ryan, Kathleen Schirtz, and Carla Washburn. |
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