Announcing Our Next JASNA-NYM Regional Meeting
AUSTEN AMONG THE STARS
An Afternoon with Jane and her Astrologer
Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In Person Gathering at Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan
1 West 29th Street, NYC, Room 307 (an ADA-accessible facility)
Join your fellow Janeites on Saturday, August 9th for a lively and playful exploration of Jane Austen, person. The novelist reflects upon her life in Who Dares to be an Authoress? — a solo show by playwright-performer Laura Rocklyn . . . and afterwards, “Jane” gets her birth chart read by the distinguished astrologer Anne Ortelee.
Jane About Town
August 2025
Running through Sunday, September 14, 2025
A LIVELY MIND: SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL EXHIBITION AT THE MORGAN
JASNA’s own Dr. Juliette Wells (who addressed our New York Metropolitan Region in the fall of 2024) serves as guest co-curator for A Lively Mind: a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Jane Austen’s genius at The Morgan Library and Museum, featuring the largest collections of Austen family treasures ever displayed on this side of the Atlantic. Click here for more.
(Non-JASNA event, open to everyone.)
Saturday, August 9, 2025 | 2:00 PM EDT
AUSTEN AMONG THE STARS: JASNA-NYM REGIONAL MEETING
Join your fellow Janeites on Saturday, August 9th for a lively and playful exploration of Jane Austen, person. The novelist reflects upon her life in Who Dares to be an Authoress? — a solo show by playwright-performer Laura Rocklyn . . . and afterwards, “Jane” gets her birth chart read by the distinguished astrologer Anne Ortelee. Please click here to register through Eventbrite!
(JASNA-NYM event, open to everyone.)
Wednesday, August 13 to Wednesday, August 27, 2025
“A LIVELY MIND” ONLINE MASTERCLASS WITH JULIETTE WELLS
Over the course of three Wednesdays in August, Dr. Juliette Wells leads a lively online course on the contents of the exhibition, organized by The Morgan in partnership with 92Y. If you didn’t make it to any of her sold-out gallery tours, this would the perfect opportunity to hear her speak about her work as curator! Click here for more.
(Non-JASNA event, open to everyone.)
Thursday, August 14, 2025 | 6:00 PM EDT
“CLUELESS” SCREENING AND DISCUSSION WITH COSTUMER MONA MAY
Join the Morgan Library and Museum for a special 30th anniversary screening of Clueless (1995), starring Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy, a funny and clever adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma. The evening will include a discussion with the film’s costume designer, Mona May. Click here for more.
(Non-JASNA event, open to everyone.)
Thursday, August 14, 2025 | 7:00 PM EDT
GRAMERCY JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB: “EMMA”
JASNA’s own Elise Pallay organizes this monthly book club through Meetup.com. Each month’s selection is either an Austen novel or contemporary spin-off. Members meet to chat over a meal at Gramercy Kitchen, a classic New York diner on Third Avenue and 17th Street. Newbies welcome! Just make sure to RSVP early, as the spots tend to fill. Click here for more.
(Non-JASNA event, open to everyone.)
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | 6:00 PM EDT
POETRY IN BRYANT PARK: A TRIBUTE TO JANE AUSTEN
You are cordially invited to Jane Austen’s 250th birthday celebration, and a special reading of her original poetry weaved together with selected poems featured in beloved novels including Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Persuasion. Click here for more.
(Non-JASNA event, open to everyone.)
Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 7:00 PM EDT
JASNA-NYM ONLINE MONTHLY DISCUSSION GROUP: “EMMA”
On the third Thursday of every month, members gather via Zoom for a discussion of some aspect of Jane Austen’s work or her life and times. Topics and questions to ponder are sent out in advance. In 2025, we’re returning to the fundamentals: going through each of the six novels, one by one. Please email us here if you’d like to be added to our Discussion Group mailing list!
(JASNA-NYM event, open to all JASNA members.)
SEPTEMBER 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025 | 6:00 PM EDT
JANE AUSTEN ROUND TABLE AT THE MORGAN
Celebrate the closing of the exhibition A Lively Mind with a wide-ranging roundtable discussion on Austen’s fashion, letters, manuscripts, family, and posthumous recognition, featuring exhibition co-curators Dr. Juliette Wells and Dale Stinchcomb, along with dress historian (JASNA New York Metro’s own!) Dr. Hilary Davidson. Click here for more.
(Non-JASNA event, open to everyone.)
Thursday, September 18, 2025 | 7:00 PM EDT
JASNA-NYM ONLINE MONTHLY DISCUSSION GROUP: “PERSUASION”
On the third Thursday of every month, members gather via Zoom for a discussion of some aspect of Jane Austen’s work or her life and times. Topics and questions to ponder are sent out in advance. In 2025, we’re returning to the fundamentals: going through each of the six novels, one by one. Please email us here if you’d like to be added to our Discussion Group mailing list!
(JASNA-NYM event, open to all JASNA members.)
OCTOBER 2025
Thursday, October 9 to Sunday, October 12, 2025
JASNA AGM IN BALTIMORE: “NO CHECK TO MY GENIUS”
JASNA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is a four-day conference-extravaganza for Janeites that takes place in a different North American city each year; this time we are headed to nearby Baltimore. Registration is currently sold out, but they keep a waitlist! Click here to learn more.
(JASNA event, open to all JASNA members.)
Saturday, October 18, 2025
JASNA-NYM REGIONAL MEETING TBA
Please save the date! More information about this special meeting will be announced quite soon.
(JASNA event, open to all JASNA members.)
NOVEMBER 2025
Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 7:00 PM EST
JASNA-NYM ONLINE MONTHLY DISCUSSION GROUP
On the third Thursday of every month, members gather via Zoom for a discussion of some aspect of Jane Austen’s work or her life and times. Topics and questions to ponder are sent out in advance. Please email us here if you’d like to be added to our Discussion Group mailing list!
(JASNA-NYM event, open to all JASNA members.)
DECEMBER 2025
Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 7:00 PM EST
JASNA-NYM REGIONAL MEETING TBA
Please save the date! More information about this special birthday meeting will be announced quite soon.
(JASNA-NYM event, open to everyone.)
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | 7:00 PM EST
SYMPHONY AND SENSIBILITY: A CONCERT FOR JANE AUSTEN’S BIRTHDAY
Looking for a place to celebrate her actual 250th birthday? This concert at The Town Hall might be just the thing. The Sinfonietta, an all-female classical ensemble, presents a program of music from Austen-inspired films. Click here for more.
(Non-JASNA event, open to everyone.)
Do you have an Austen event coming up? Drop us a line and let us know! In these listings, we tend to prioritize in-person gatherings in and near New York City, as well as online events that involve our local JASNA members. (Click here to become a member of JASNA New York Metro.)
Except in the case of official JASNA meetings, no listing on this page should be construed an endorsement or sponsorship by JASNA.
“It is such a happiness when good people get together — and they always do.”
EMMA
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