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Devoney Looser’s Wild for Austen

By Bill Gaither Members met on June 7, 2026 for a lively discussion of Devoney Looser’s Wild for Austen: A Rebellious,…
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Eating Up the Details of Regency Dining (with The Mint Museum)

Meetings

By Nancy Martin-Young JASNA-NC served up a presentation on the art of dining during the Regency period for the March…
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Virtual Book Club: The Castle of Otranto

Fiction· Meetings

By Bill Gaither JASNA-NC members met on February 15, 2026, for a fun and insightful discussion of Horace Walpole’s The Castle…
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Holiday Celebration and Jane’s 250th Birthday

Meetings

By Elizabeth Jewell On Sunday, December 7, 2025, JASNA-NC members gathered in person and virtually to celebrate the holiday season…
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Virtual Book Club: Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev

Meetings· Virtual Book Club

By Bill Gaither Members met on November 16, 2025, for a deep and delightful discussion of Sonali Dev’s contemporary romance…
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Learning All About Découpage

Meetings

By Elizabeth Jewell Karin Wiberg hosted the meeting; we skipped our usual breakout groups to focus on the craft presentation…
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JASNA North Carolina

6 days ago

JASNA-NC July 19 MeetingFun and GamesGet ready for some summer fun with our annual Fun & Games meeting! We’ll play some Austen-inspired games with simple scoring systems.Prize winners will be selected via an online randomized process, so you can enjoy the games without stress or pressure; there will be prize winners in meeting and for those who play from home via the recording.As Jane Austen wrote, “Life is but a quick succession of busy nothings,” so let us fill our ‘nothings’ with merriment this meeting!The DetailsWhat: Fun and GamesWhen: July 19, 2026 from 2:00-3:30 p.m.Where: In the comfort of your home via Zoom.RSVP: All are welcome! Register HereAccessibility: We have auto-captions available in the meeting and if there are slides they will be as high contrast as possible. If you have accessibility needs we have not addressed here, please let us know.“They sat down to table to try their hands at Speculation, the game of the moment, and the only one which could engage the party in a scattered room.”—Mansfield ParkUpcoming EventsJuly 18-19, Virtual JaneCon. Learn more here.July 19, JASNA-NC Monthly Meeting, Fun & Games. Register here.August 16, JASNA-NC Monthly Meeting, Virtual Book Club: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Register here. September 20, JASNA-NC Monthly Meeting with Dr. Megan Kobza on The Masquerade. Register here.October TBD, JASNA-NC Monthly Meeting, Virtual Book Club: Nikki Payne's Pride and Protest.October 29-November 1, JASNA AGM in Arizona. Details below.When you register for JASNA-NC Zoom meetings, you will immediately receive the meeting access info. A reminder will be sent a couple days ahead of the event and again a couple hours ahead.Not yet a member of JASNA? Most JASNA-NC events are member-only; if you would like to visit as a guest to see if we are the right match for your interests, please email the regional coordinator (Sara/Linda). We would love to have you! When you join JASNA, you not only get all the membership benefits of the larger organization, you also become a member of the region you live in and get to participate in all member events. Our Membership Officer who will welcome new members can be contacted at membership.jasnanc@gmail.com (please note that the address is a bit different from the regional ... See MoreSee Less

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JASNA North Carolina

2 months ago

Hi, friends! Due to an unavoidable conflict we need to postpone our Virtual Book Club meeting, originally scheduled for this Sunday. Hopefully you won't mind a little more time to enjoy reading Devoney Looser's book, Wild for Austen. Her research and observations are fascinating and there is much to learn, so enjoy this extra time.Our Virtual Book Club is now scheduled for Sunday, June 7, 2026 as our June meeting.Our apologies for having to reschedule, and we hope you have a wonderful week and weekend!—Sara Tavela & Linda Darden, Co-Regional Coordinators(jasna.ncarolina@gmail.com) ... See MoreSee Less

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JASNA North Carolina

3 months ago

Our May meeting will be held on May 17 from 2:00 to 3:30 and is our Virtual Book club. Those who attended the Virtual Conference got a sampling of Devoney Looser's Wild for Austen from the author herself. It was fascinating and her book was the choice for our reading this next month. We will have a great time discussing her research and observations, so plan to join us! You can register at this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/jHW1d3uLTeCTzhltLRWRgQ ... See MoreSee Less

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