By Elizabeth Jewell and Sara Tavela JASNA-NC met both in-person and online for our December 2022 meeting, with grateful success for our first fully hybrid gathering! In person, folks mingled, got nibbles, and said hi again. At the online meeting, members had conversation and personal nibbles, talking about how they first encountered Jane Austen’s works or what traditions around Austen’s…
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Welcome back to “Tea Time with a Janeite,” our series where we get to learn more about our members, digging into their love of Jane (and tea) and letting us get to know them a little bit better. Enjoy this latest interview with our new Membership Officer! Janeite: Laine Wood Member Since: 2020 What is your preferred tea or relaxation…
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“It was a very agreeable visit. There was everything to make it so; Kindness, conversation, & variety.” Jane Austen, Letters (26 June 1808) We want everyone to feel welcome at JASNA-North Carolina. By periodically assessing our policies, procedures, and practices, we can do our best to make that happen. This fall we spent time assessing our accessibility—defined as the ability…
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By Elizabeth Jewell opening with accessibility Co-Regional Coordinator Sara Tavela opened with a brief discussion of the work of the Accessibility group and read the Accessibility Statement. It, and further details, are available here on the JASNA-NC website. Comments and accessibility requests from members are welcome. talking about heyer and controversy Nancy Young led our discussion of The Grand Sophy…
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By Karin Wiberg On Sunday, October 2, 2022, fifteen members and guests of JASNA-North Carolina attended a matinee of Pride and Prejudice at Raleigh Little Theatre. While an enjoyable outing, I found the production itself a mixed bag. (I can only speak for myself, but I suspect many of the attendees shared at least some of these views.) Script The…
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