By Elizabeth Jewell On Sunday, December 7, 2025, JASNA-NC members gathered in person and virtually to celebrate the holiday season and Jane’s 250th birthday, which is on December 16, 2025. The in-person get-together was at Gisele Rankin’s lovely home in Cary, and members brought an array of tasty treats. Karin Wiberg led the in-person meeting, while Regional Coordinator Sara Tavela…
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Holiday Celebration and Jane’s 250th Birthday
A Musical Celebration for Jane Austen’s Birthday
By Pamela Hale Our member Pamela hosted a musical party in honor of Jane Austen’s birthday on December 13, 2025. Hear about the party and find the music played below. The party on December 13th was so much fun. To begin, I read a short excerpt from the opening of Claire Tomalin’s book, Jane Austen: A Life. The 21 attendees,…
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Virtual Book Club: Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev
By Bill Gaither Members met on November 16, 2025, for a deep and delightful discussion of Sonali Dev’s contemporary romance novel Recipe for Persuasion. Romance novel author and member Nancy Martin-Young led the discussion. Regional coordinator Sara Tavela presided. This was a Virtual Book Club meeting. With keen insights and richly evocative slides, Nancy led members through a discussion of…
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2025 AGM Debrief Recap
By Linda Darden In October members of the North Carolina region of JASNA met to compare notes and shareexperiences from the Annual General Meeting (AGM), recently conducted in Baltimore, Maryland. The region had a particularly large in-person attendance this year with 18 members registered, with several others participating through the virtual attendee option. Sue Scott opened the discussion by sharing…
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Learning All About Découpage
By Elizabeth Jewell Karin Wiberg hosted the meeting; we skipped our usual breakout groups to focus on the craft presentation by Vikki Silverman, a JASNA-NC member based near Asheville. She was formerly the Regional Coordinator in the west coast region of Florida (Sarasota to Gainesville). Her family has given her the nickname of the “Découpage Queen.” Vikki began by reviewing…
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