Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest Region
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Jane Austen in Hollywood, Winter 2018 Meeting
Mark your calendar for Saturday, December 8, for a day at Sony Pictures Studios celebrating Jane Austen in Hollywood. Our featured speakers will be Linda Troost and Sayre Greenfield, editors of Jane Austen in Hollywood, the first book about the Austen film phenomenon....
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Young Filmmakers Contest Open through Nov. 1
The Southwest Region of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) is accepting video submissions for our second Young Filmmakers Contest. Students at the high school, college and graduate-school levels (including spring 2018 graduates) are eligible to compete...
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Fall 2018 Meeting Attracts Record Crowd
Today's event at the Pasadena Public Library celebrating "200 Years of Persuasion" attracted a record 139 registrants, by far the most for one of JASNA Southwest's fall meetings. Attendees traveled from as far away as San Diego and Fresno as well as Riverside, San...
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The Great American Read
The Great American Read is an eight-part PBS series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey). It investigates how and why writers create their fictional worlds, how we...
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Register for our Sept. 8 meeting!
Registration is now open for our meeting at the Pasadena Central Library from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8. Collins Hemingway will present "Persuasion and the Art and Science of Austen's Fiction." Erika Kotite and Lynda Hall will discuss "A Room of Anne's...
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Spring Cleaning at Chawton
At the 2018 Spring Meeting on June 2 at the UCLA Faculty Center, JASNA Southwest members Jan Fahey and Terry Ryan gave enlightening presentations on bathing, hygiene, housekeeping and home remedies on the topic “Spring Cleaning at Chawton.” The event attracted a...
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Discounts on South Coast Rep’s Sense and Sensibility
South Coast Repertory theatre in Costa Mesa is kicking off its 2018-19 season with a production of Sense and Sensibility, adapted by Jessica Swale and directed by Casey Stangl. The play will run from September 1-29. The production is recommended for audiences age 12...
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The Pemberley Podcast Visits JASNA Southwest
Hear Jan Fahey and Terry Ryan discuss their presentations from our June 2 regional meeting, "Spring Cleaning at Chawton," as well as their love of all things Austen, with Yolanda Rodriguez and Jillian Davis of The Pemberley...
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Q&A with JASNA President Claire Bellanti
Claire Bellanti has served as president of the Jane Austen Society of North America since 2014. She previously was vice president for regions from 2010 to 2013 and JASNA Southwest's co-president/regional coordinator from 2005 to 2008. She retired from UCLA after a...
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Register Now for the Spring 2018 Meeting
Join us for Spring Cleaning at Chawton on Saturday, June 2, from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the UCLA Faculty Center. Coffee and continental breakfast begin at 9 a.m. with the program starting at 10 a.m. Registration is open now. The program will include a talk by Jan Fahey on...
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