Announcing Our Next JASNA-NYM Regional Meeting
CAROLINE JANE KNIGHT ON HER AUSTEN HERITAGE
An Afternoon with Austen’s Fifth-Great Niece
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In Person Gathering at Marymount Manhattan College
221 East 71st St, New York City, in the Regina Peruggi Room
Join fellow Janeites for an afternoon talk given by a close relative of Jane Austen and devoted champion of her legacy! Our distinguished guest speaker is Caroline Jane Knight, fifth great niece of Jane Austen and the last of Jane’s nieces to grow up in Chawton House on the ancestral estate where Jane lived, wrote, and found her voice as one of literature’s greatest authors.
Like most of our regional events, this meeting is open to JASNA members and nonmembers alike.It will take place in the Regina Perrugi Room on the 2nd floor at Marymount Manhattan, an ADA-accessible venue.
Jane About Town
SEPTEMBER 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.)
Thursday, September 11, 2025 | 7:00 PM EDT
GRAMERCY JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB: “THE RUSHWORTH FAMILY PLOT”
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.)
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.)
Saturday, September 20, 2025 | 2:00 PM EDT
“MANYDOWN” AT THE RIDGEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
One afternoon only in Ridgewood, New Jersey: JASNA’s own Sarah Rose Kearns presents a reading of her one-act play Manydown, which imagines one important night in the lives of Jane Austen and her sister Cassandra. Click here for more.
(Non-JASNA event, open to everyone.)
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 an annual 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.)
Thursday, October 16, 2025 | 8:00 PM EDT
“THE ORIGINAL ROMANCE NOVELIST”: AUSTEN PANEL AT BOOK CLUB BAR
Janet Saidi of The Austen Connection newsletter and podcast, who spoke to us at JASNA-NYM in 2023, has a new book out! Celebrate at New York’s only bar that is ALSO a bookstore, with Janet herself, author Katherine J. Chen, and JASNA’s own Tabrizia Jones and Sarah Rose Kearns. Click here for more.
(JASNA event, open to all JASNA members.)
Saturday, October 18, 2025 2:00 PM EDT
JASNA-NYM FALL MEETING, FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST CAROLINE JANE KNIGHT
This personal presentation combines family reminiscences with rare glimpses into how Jane’s family have preserved her memory across two centuries—from the ancient library housing books Jane may have read to the Great Hall tearoom where Caroline met devoted Austen enthusiasts from every corner of the globe, all drawn by their desire to feel closer to their beloved author. Click here for more.
(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.)
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