| Date |
Venue |
Topic |
Description |
| January 23
| Library
| Discussion of merchandise
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| January 30
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| From Prada to Nada
| Modern Hispanic version of Sense and Sensibility
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| February 20
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| Houses in Austen's World
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| March 12-13
| University of Arizona Mall
| Tucson Festival of Books
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April 16
2:30 PM
| Ft Lowell Park,
Ramada #3
| Box Hill Picnic
| To celebrate the spring and enjoy the wonderful weather outside we are having a Box Hill picnic. Join us for an afternoon with Janeite games such as pictionary, and word charades, perhaps a nice stroll around the park, and of course plenty of Jane talk. Please bring food or drink to share. Ramada #3 is near the west parking lot, the entrance is off Craycroft Road.
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| May 22
| Dusenberry-River Library
| Jane Austen and the Romantics
| Today Jane Austen's novels are classified as romances,
but was she part of the Romantic movement?
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| June 26
| Dusenberry-River Library
| Pride and Prejudice
| We will also discuss Bridget Jones' Diary and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
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| July 15-17
| TBD
| Jane Austen Weekend
| The Jane Austen weekend will be July 15-17 and we will be renting a casita located near Swan and Sunrise in Tucson. We will meet at 6:30 pm on Friday, July 15, to watch the most recent adaptation of Andrew Davies' Sense and Sensibility and we will provide snacks and drinks for the movie. On Saturday we will get together at 9:00 for a continental breakfast and play Janeite Jepordy. In the afternoon we will decorate our own tea cups and have tea. Laurie will give her presentation on a couple of Wild Georgian Women, and we'll discuss our preference for sense or sensibility. We will go to dinner at one of the restaurants in the area then, if it's not too late, return to the house to watch From Prada to Nada, a modern adaptation of Sense and Sensibility. We will get back together for breakfast on Sunday morning.
The cost is $10 a person if you are just planning to come, and $50 a person if you want to stay at the casita. The tea is potluck so please bring some munchies to share, we will provide the tea. Please let us know if you would like to spend the night at the house; the house has two bedrooms, one with a queen bed and one with two twin beds. Also let us know if you have any food allergies or special needs (such as gluten free or kosher) so we can plan accordingly. If you plan to attend any part please respond by July 8.
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| August TBD
| Angela's house
| Portrayal of Darcy by different actors
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| September 18
| Dusenberry-River Library
| Poetry in Jane Austen
| For our September meeting we will be exploring poetry in Jane Austen's writing. A few of her characters, such as Marianne Dashwood, Anne Elliot, and Captain Benwick discuss their favorite authors and poems. By reading some of the mentioned poetry we hope to gain a deeper understanding of her characters. We will be reading "Castaway" by William Cowper (Marianne's favorite, and the poem that Edward unsuccessflly reads aloud in the film adaptation) and excerpts from "Lady of the Lake" and "Marmion" (two of the poems Anne Elliot and Captain Benwick discuss).
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| October 30
| Dusenberry-River Library TBD
| Discussion of Persuasion
| For our October meeting we will be reading and discussing Jane Austen's book Persuasion. It was her last completed book and published by her brother after her death; there is some debate about how she may have changed it if she had the chance. Please read it (if you haven't read it before you are in for a treat!) and come prepared to discuss.
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| November 20
| Dusenberry-River Library
| 2012 Program Planning
| 2011 is coming to a close and I am looking forward to a new year of interesting and fun JASNA events. In order to make that possible I need your help! Please come to the planning meeting on Sunday, November 20 at 1:30 at the Dusenberry-River Branch Library. Snacks and drinks will be provided. If you aren't able to come please e-mail me with any ideas you have or events you would like to see in the upcoming year. Please send me your ideas and/or let me know if you can attend by Friday, November 18. I hope to see many of you there.
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| December 11
| TBD
| Sixteenth Annual Birthday Tea
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