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2016 Annual Events


2016 Reading Group Meetings

You are welcome at our 2016 reading group meetings. 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.

​The reading group meets five times each year: January, March, July, September, and November.  We meet at 1:00 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month. Check our region’s website for updates and look for personal email reminders. If you have a question about the reading group, please email Margaret Christmann at jasna.orswwa@gmail.com.

January Meeting

Date:  January 10, 2016
Host:  Alexandra Guerra
Discussion Topic:  
Pleasures and Dangers of Bath
Discussion Leader:  Margaret Harshbarger

July Meeting

Date:  July 10, 2016
Host:  Lauri Conway
Discussion Topic:
 
Emma
Discussion Leader:  ​Pat Fulbright

March Meeting

Date:  March 13, 2016
Host:  Marva Wiebe
Discussion Topic:  
Jane Austen’s Family
Discussion Leaders:  Nelson & Robin Bridwell ​

September Meeting

Date:  September 11, 2016
Host:  Arnie Perlstein
Discussion Topic:  
Surprising, Odd and Curious Events in Novels
Discussion Leader:  Arnie Perlstein​

November Meeting

Date:  November 13, 2016
Host:  Bill Boyd & Marna Tisdel
Discussion Topic:  
Lady Susan
​Discussion Leaders:  Pauline Beard & Jennifer Snoek-Brown

Annual Spring Tea

Tea cup photo
The annual spring tea and luncheon will be held on May 14, 2016, with speaker: Claire Bellanti. Costumes welcome but not required. A Raffle will be held to benefit our Tribute Grant fund ~ delightful books, tea, & treats!​

Date:  Saturday, May 14, 2016
Time:  1 p.m.
Location:  
Holy Names Heritage Center, 17425 Holy Names Drive, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Program:  You Can Get a Parasol at Whitby’s: Circulating Libraries in Jane Austen’s Time
Speaker:  Ms. Claire Bellanti, JASNA National President​
Reservations:  Reservations are required for this event. Please note that the date to register is May 6. Registration fee is $15.00 per person. Students may attend for free, but must make a reservation. (Send a copy of student ID in lieu of registration fee.)
Contact:  To register or for more information, please email jasna.orswwa@gmail.com


Claire Bellanti Bio - PDF format
Spring Tea Invitation Flyer - PDF format

2016 JASNA
Annual General Meeting

Emma at 200, "No One But Herself"
October 21-23, 2016
Washington, DC

2016 JASNA AGM website:  ​http://www.jasna.org/agms/washingtondc/index.html
2015 JASNA AGM logo

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