2014 Annual Events

  • Reading Group discussions (January, March, July, September, and November): We meet on the second Sunday of the month @ 1pm.  Please take a moment during the week before the meeting to call the host and reserve a place, and if possible, bring something for the tea table. For more information, please contact our Secretary (see our Contacts page).
  • New members meeting (usually April): More informal gathering for new members
  • Spring luncheon (usually May): Includes lecture
  • Jane Austen Birthday celebration (December):  Afternoon tea, birthday toast, lecture
For info about shared transportation to events, please visit our Carpooling page.

December Birthday Luncheon

Date:  Sunday, December 7, 2014
Time:  1:00 pm
Location:  Holy Names Heritage Center, Lake Oswego
Discussion Topic:  “The Five Other Shakespeare Plays Hiding (In Plain Sight) in Mansfield Park,” presented by Arnie Perlstein, J.D., JASNA AGM speaker and past Miami regional coordinator.

See the posters below for more details and how to RSVP for the event, as well as information about the speaker, Arnie Perlstein.

2014 Reading Group Meeting Schedule

Date

January 12
March 9
July 13
September 14
November 2

Host

Alexandra Guerra
Bill & Marna Boyd
Marva Wiebe
Pauline Beard
Stephanie Vardavas

Discussion Topic

Longbourn (the novel)
In Company--Hospitality In Austen’s Novels
Business of Matchmaking
Mansfield Park—Secrets and Lies
Sense & Sensibility and The Three Weissmanns of Westport

Discussion Leader

Katherine Lozano
Sylvia Foster
Elaine Blatt & Stephanie Fleming
Debbie Eley & Margaret Christman
Debbie Guyol

Spring Luncheon

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Date:  Sunday, May 18, 2014
Time:  1:00 pm
Location:  Holy Names Heritage Center, Lake Oswego
Discussion Topic:  Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, Professor of Literature at Linfield College, will present on the topic "Jane Austen -- the Prose Shakespeare." It promises to be charming and vastly entertaining!

See the poster below for more details and how to RSVP for the event.

New Members Meeting

Date:  Sunday, April 6
Time:  1:00 pm
Host:  Deborah Eley, NE Portland
Details: It is time for our third annual New Member Meeting! This meeting is intended for all members who have joined within the past year or two, as well as anyone who would like to attend to get to know the new members better. We usually have no more than a dozen people attending, so it is the ideal setting in which to become better acquainted.
Discussion Topic:  At the meeting, we will discuss Mansfield Park, the subject of this year's AGM in Montreal. Please come with questions and comments. No advanced preparation is required. I hope to see you there!

2014 Annual General Meeting

Mansfield Park in Montreal:  Contexts, Conventions & Controversies
October 10-12, 2014
Location: Montreal, Québec
2012 AGM New York