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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We have several active reading groups in our Region. Local reading groups allow Janeites in Southern California the opportunity to read and discuss works by Jane Austen, her contemporaries, and even our own contemporaries who write about the period or in some way remind us of Jane. Each reading group sets its own reading plan and meeting dates. Some groups are more formally structured than others. If you are thinking about joining a reading group, please contact one of the coordinators listed below. If you don't find a group near you, please consider organizing a new group in your area. It's easy and fun to do and will put you in touch with other local lovers of Jane Austen. For help in setting up a new reading group email Nancy Gallagher, the JASNA-Southwest President, or phone Nancy at 626.449.2984. CLAREMONT READING GROUP: For information on upcoming meetings, please call Katharine Morsberger at 909.626.8491, email Nancy Gallagher, or phone Nancy at 626.449.2984.
LONG BEACH READING GROUP: The Long Beach group meets every four to six weeks, on Saturdays at 11am. The next get-together will be on Saturday February 4, 2012. This time around, we'll be discussing ROBINSON CRUSOE by Daniel Defoe. For more information, please email coordinator Gerda Kilgore, or call her at (562) 496-4452.
The Long Beach Jane Austen Reading Group
(Photo by Lynda Hall; Sense & Sensibiiity cake provided by Mary D'Angelo for the OC Reading Group)
The Orange County Reading Group normally meets at 12:30 on the third Sunday every other month. The next meeting will be on March 18 at 12:30 P.M., at the home of Mary D'Angelo in Irvine to discuss Jane Austen's PERSUASION. For information and directions, or more any information about the Orange County Reading Group, contact Maryann Pelensky at 949-363-1165 or click here to email her. PASADENA READING GROUP:
This group meets every two months. The next meeting will take place on Sunday, Feb. 26, after the completion of Season Two of DOWNTON ABBEY. We will meet at the home of our ever-gracious host, Gayle San Miguel, to discuss this series. We will be examining the Season Two developments thru the lens of one of the quintessential Great War books, TESTAMENT OF YOUTH by Vera Brittain. On March 25 we will be reading a novel by Georgette Heyer. On June 3, the Pasadena Area Reading Group will return to the canon with a discussion of Pride and Prejudice. For general information about the group, please email Susan Ridgeway, or you may call her at 626-357-1397. 
The Pasadena Area Jane Austen Reading Group
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/FRIENDS OF TEMECULA LIBRARY JANE AUSTEN STUDY GROUP: For information on upcoming meetings, please email Rebecca Weersing. You may also call Rebecca at 909.699.7814. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY READING GROUP:
This group meets every two months. The next meeting will be on Sunday, March 18, 2-4pm at the home of Bob and Dorothy Hansen. Title is KIM by Rudyard Kipling, also his short story, THE JANEITES, in Debits and Credits. Alan Fabricant will be the discussion leader. ***** SUBSEQUENT VALLEY READING GROUP MEETINGS: ***** May 27 - GEORGIANA, DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE by Amanda Foreman. July 15 - A MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTEN AND OTHER FAMILY RECOLLECTIONS by J.E. Austen-Leigh, edited by Kathryn Sutherland. September 9- CAN YOU FORGIVE HER by Anthony Trollope. November 11- VENETIA by Georgette Heyer. For more information on the Valley Reading Group and upcoming meetings, you may call Gina Gualtieri at (818)788-4383 or please click here to email her. 
San Fernando Valley Reading Group, Jan 2012
SANTA MONICA READING GROUP: This group meets monthly. The next meeting will be held on Sunday, Feb 5, at 6pm, to discuss THE IVY TREE by Mary Stewart. For more information, please call Diana Birchall at (310)394-2196, or please click here to email her. VENTURA READING GROUP:
This group usually meets the third Saturday of every month at 12 noon in the E.P. Foster Library, 651 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001, (805)648-2715. The last meeting was on January 21 and featured Gracia Fay's presentation regarding Mansfield Park entitled: "Creepmouse Among the Cats: Reactions to the Powerless Miss Price." For more information, please email Gracia Fay Ellwood. WEST LOS ANGELES READING GROUP:
This group meets every two months and has a professional leader, Dr. Charles Lynn Batten. Every other meeting the group discusses an Austen title. For information on upcoming meetings, please call Clara Browda at 310-278-8759. ALTHOUGH SAN DIEGO IS NOT PART OF JASNA-SW--SAN DIEGO IS A SEPARATE JASNA REGION--WE ARE LISTING ITS READING GROUP HERE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE:
SAN DIEGO REGION READING GROUP: For information on upcoming meetings, you may call Leila Dooley at (760)726-7815, or please click here to email her. If you are a member of a local reading group, please consider supporting both JASNA-SW and JASNA by becoming a member. |
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