Announcing Our Next JASNA-NYM Regional Event
You are cordially invited to your fellow Janeites at Marymount Manhattan College for a tea party and lively, interactive presentation on social life in Regency England and early America.
Saturday, July 18, 2026 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
In Person Gathering at Marymount Manhattan College
221 East 71st Street between Second and Third Avenues
New York City
This event is a regional meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) New York Metropolitan Region. Like most of our gatherings, this one is open to JASNA members and non-members alike. If you are not yet a JASNA member, however, we encourage you to join! Learn more on our “about” page here.
Historians and educators Lena Ruth Yasutake and Christoph Yasutake will preside (in period costume, natch) at this elegant entertainment: serving black tea and delectable treats, both savory and sweet, on fine English china — teaching etiquette and popular card-games of the day — and “spilling the tea” (i.e. hot gossip!) from the letters of Jane Austen and the Ladies of Liberty.
We’ll gather in The Commons on the third floor of Marymount Manhattan College, an ADA-accessible venue located at 221 East 71st St., New York City. Doors open and the program begins at 2:00 PM.
Because the room will be configured with tea-tables, space for this meeting is especially limited: we encourage you to register early if you’re planning to attend. Registration will close on Friday, July 10th, or whenever all available places are filled.
As always, please feel free to email us at jasnany@yahoo.com with any questions.
Jane About Town
june 2026
Sunday June 28 and 29, 2026 | 7:00 PM EDT
TIER 5 THEATRE COMPANY: “PRIDE AND PREJUDICE”
Tier5 is taking the most iconic enemies-to-lovers romance of all time and giving it a queer, pop-infused, contemporary twist. This production of Pride and Prejudice is adapted by Mary Keith Medbery Mackaye and directed by James Cougar Canfield as part of a two-night only pop-up fundraiser and will be Austen like you’ve never seen it before. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
(Non-JASNA event, open to everyone.)
july 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 7:00 PM EDT
GRAMERCY JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB: “JANE AUSTEN IN SCARSDALE: OR LOVE, DEATH, AND THE SATS BY PAULA MARANTZ COHEN”
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.)
Thursday, July 16, 2026 | 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.)
august 2026
Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 7:00 PM EDT
GRAMERCY JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB: “SENSE AND SENSIBILITY BY JANE AUSTEN”
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.)
Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 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.)
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 as an endorsement or sponsorship by JASNA.
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