By Nancy Martin-Young The JASNA-NC book club jumped genres February 19 and perused poetry from Jane Austen’s era. Led by co-regional coordinator Sara Tavela, the group examined poetry ranging from William Collins’ heavy-handed “Ode to Pity” to the wonders of William Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey”—and the parodic verse of Austen herself. Austen’s life straddles the wit and order of the Enlightenment…
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By Linda Darden JASNA- NC was invited to participate in a Jane Austen Talk and Tea at the Paddison Memorial Branch Library in Kernersville, NC on February 16, 2023. A panel discussion moderated by Stephanie Marson from the library included Charlie Lovett, playwright and author of the novel First Impressions. Linda Darden, long-standing member of JASNA and the North Carolina…
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By Bill Gaither On February 22, 2023, members gathered for a fascinating and fun presentation by Ms. Kim Guyer on “Personality Types in Jane Austen.” Kim is a project manager with the Steier Group, a capital campaign fundraising firm, and it was evident from a few of Kim’s examples that she also uses personality assessment in her workplace. Kim stressed…
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By Karin Wiberg, with Sara Tavela (Streaming Content Insights) On Sunday, December 4, 2022, about fifteen JASNA members met at PlayMakers Repertory at UNC in Chapel Hill for a performance of Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Emma. Hamill’s adaptations have become familiar to Janeites, as she’s has adapted not only Emma but also Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield…
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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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