Events
Check out our upcoming events below – registration or contact information is listed with each event. Please note that, for popular events, preference will be given to Wisconsin members.
We use Zoom for all of our virtual events, so if you are unfamiliar with that platform, here is a good video to familiarize yourself with it!
For write-ups of past events, check out our blog, The Wire.
Thursday Morning Coffee & Tea Hour
Date: Every Thursday @ 9 a.m. CT
Location: Virtual via Zoom
To Join: Contact rc@jasnawi.org to receive the Zoom information.
Do you miss chatting with your JASNA friends? Join us every Thursday morning – bring your coffee, tea, cocoa, or mimosa and catch up with friends. There is no formal program, just chat.
Spring Luncheon
Date: April 20, 2024 at 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. CT
Location: Black Hawk Country Club, Madison
Registration: Get tickets on Eventbrite (closes April 11 at 11:30 p.m., no exceptions)
Come discover "The Inner & Outer Cosmos of Regency Beauty and the Processes of Reproducing Cosmetics from Historical Recipes" with Alicia Schult, the Proprietress of LBCC Historical (Beaver Dam). More details on the registration page.
Spring Milwaukee-Area Book Club
Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2 p.m. CT
Location: A member's home
To Join: Please email milwaukee@jasnawi.org for more information.
We will be reading The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James.
What if, hidden in an old attic chest, Jane Austen’s memoirs were discovered after hundreds of years? What if those pages revealed the existence of a secret romance? That’s the premise behind this “thoughtful, immensely touching” novel (Regency World Magazine), which gives us insight into Jane Austen’s mind and heart.
Madison Tea and Book Club
Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2 p.m. CT
Location: A member's home
To Join: Please email madison@jasnawi.org for more information.
Members at the last tea choose Miss Austen by Gill Hornby as the book for discussion at our May tea. This book focuses on Miss Cassandra Austen and her search for Jane's letters - and is relevant for this year as Miss Austen will be or is being adapted in a four-part series on PBS Masterpiece by the end of 2024.
North Woods Book Club
Date: Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. CT (note the slightly later time)
Location: Sammie's Pizza and Italian Restaurant, Green Bay
To Join: Please email northwoods@jasnawi.org for more information.
We'll be reading Stranded with Mr. Darcy by Mei Wei Lin and Die for Love by Elizabeth Peters. Please note that Die for Love is not a Regency- or Austen-related, but we had talked about it last time, and everyone's curiosity was piqued, so we decided to go rogue!
Since it's our first in-person meeting in a while, we thought we'd swap books again. Please feel free to bring any books you'd like to trade – Austen- or Regency-related or not – and we'll swap at this meeting.
Box Hill Picnic
Date: August 17, 2024
Location: Naga-Waukee Park, Delafield, WI
Registration details to come.
Bask in the Wisconsin summertime with friends and Janeites! More details to come, but mark your calendars now!
JASNA Annual General Meeting
Date: October 18-20, 2024
Location: Cleveland, OH
More information: https://jasna.org/agms/cleveland2024/welcome.php
The Ohio North Coast Region is thrilled to invite JASNA members to an unforgettable conference on the shores of Lake Erie. We will gather to explore the world of ideas in which Jane Austen’s genius was steeped, and discover the revolutionary world that inspired Austen to lead her own revolution through her chosen art form—the novel.
Birthday Ball & Tea
Date: December 14, 2024
Location: Woman's Club of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Registration details to come.
Celebrate Jane Austen's birthday in style with a decadent tea and professionally-called dancing! For those less energetic among us, there will also be conversation, camaraderie, and cards!