One of our newest JASNA Calgary members, gave us a glimpse into his latest novel, The Widow's Fire, a sequel to Persuasion…
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Jane in Context continued - Carole continued her informative presentation on the Age of Enlightenment and its influence on Jane's life.
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Becoming Enlightened - For our final meeting of the year, our guests speakers took us through the social history of Austen's times as well as took a look at dance in the novels and movies
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Emma - A novel Study - Jane began the novel study of Emma with the quote of Mr. Knightley, "Better to be without sense than to misapply it as you" as an opening to a discussion entitled Sense or Bias.
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Annual Tea 2017 - Tea on the High Seas - On a beautiful sunny day, Calgary JASNA members gathered together for "Tea on the High Seas" in celebration of Jane's birthday and the 200th anniversary of the publishing of Persuasion.
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Fans and Manners - Ann and Leslie enlightened us on the exquisite handling of one's fan.
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Jane Austen - Game Theorist - For this meeting, Judith shared with us the insights of Michael Suk-Young Chwe in his book, Jane Austen, Game Theorist.
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For our final meeting of the season, we were treated to a discussion about the Quintessential Regency Picnic from Michelle while enjoying some delicious Regency punch.
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Mansfield Park Novel Study - Our speakers shared a detailed synopsis of Mansfield Park, character studies, and more as we concluded with a study of Antigua…
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Annual Tea 2016 - We had another successful celebration of Jane with the annual JASNA Tea. The room was done up beautifully with flowers on the tables and our beautiful collection of tea cups and saucers.
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Medicine in the Regency Era - Dr. Marli Robinson and Dr. Kevin Levere treated us to a very well put together presentation about Medicine in the Regency Period. Dr. Levere even arrived dressed, cravat and all…
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Crafts in Jane’s Time - Workshop - This meeting we were treated to a discussion about the crafts in Jane Austen's time including bookmarks, paper dolls, Christmas ornaments…
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Out of Doors During Jane Austen’s Time - JASNA Calgary members were treated to new and exciting perspectives on the life and work of Jane Austen.
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At Home with Jane Austen - Members gathered to quiz, hear the latest news in Jane Austen themed books and learn how to design their own Jane Austen Costume.
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What could be better for a Jane Austen aficionado than tea with Mr. Darcy? Absolutely nothing! JASNA Calgary guests and members gathered to find Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy waiting to greet them.
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What to Do? What to Do? Where would you seat Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mrs. Bennet if you were Mrs. Darcy hosting a dinner? What would you serve? And what on earth would you talk about?
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Our own Elizabeth delighted those in attendance with her play "Lady Susan: a Savoury Parody of the 18th Century Female Rake."
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It seems there is no topic that cannot be related to Jane Austen, her books and her world. On May 10, JASNA Calgary met to discuss the fascinating topics of plumbing and gardening.
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Whiling Away the Ides of March
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Annual Tea Jan 18 2014
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