Upcoming Events
January Book Club
Sunday, January 12, 2025
We have the great honor of discussing Jane and the Final Mystery with author Stephanie Barron (aka Francine Matthews).
English Country Dance
Friday, January 24, 2025
7:00 – 9:30 pm
Avalon Tango Studio
6185 Arapahoe Rd
Boulder, CO 80303 [map]
There is no better way to warm up and beat the winter blues than English Country Dancing. Come out to Avalon Tango Studio in Boulder for jigs, reels, waltzes, and more! You’ll also get to enjoy guest performers from the Scottish Fiddle Club.
Please email [email protected] or call 720.353.1770 for more information.
February Meeting
Sunday, February 9, 2025
1:30 – 3:30 pm
This will be a virtual meeting. Please email [email protected] to RSVP and request a Zoom invitation link.
Zoom with our region’s own Dr. Kathleen Whitley. She will give her 2024 AGM breakout presentation, “The Pursuit of Health: Medical Progress in the Age of Austen.”
March Book Club
Sunday, March 9, 2025
1:30 – 3:00 pm
This will be a virtual meeting. Please email [email protected] to RSVP and request a Zoom invitation link.
We will be discussing Emma.
April Meeting
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Room TBD
Arvada, CO 80003 [map]
Guest speaker, Dr. Lidia Chang of Colorado College, will present “Frivolity, Foppery, and Frank Churchill: The Dangers of Male Music-Making.” This is a great follow up to our group read of Emma!
May Book Club
Sunday, May 11, 2025
1:30 – 3:00 pm
This will be a virtual meeting. Please email [email protected] to RSVP and request a Zoom invitation link.
June Meeting
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Room TBD
Arvada, CO 80003 [map]
Celebrate summer with our annual Strawberries at Donwell Abbey potluck. The program is a Potpourri of Comic Characters in Austen’s Work. Members are invited to give short presentations on Jane’s various comic characters.
August Meeting
Sunday, August 10, 2025
This will be a virtual meeting. Please email [email protected] to RSVP and request a Zoom invitation link.
JASNA Traveling Lecturer, Dr. Douglas Murray, will join us virtually to present on “‘Forgive us our trespasses’: Being where you oughtn’t in Jane Austen.”
October Meeting
Sunday, October 19, 2024*
Location TBD
We’ll have a recap of Baltimore AGM – Austen at 250! Plus Young Filmmakers short films.
*Please note this meeting is a week later than usual due to the 2025 AGM in Baltimore.
Annual Birthday Tea — Jane’s 250th!
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Location TBD
Stay tuned for details about this festive annual celebration of Jane Austen’s birthday.