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JASNA Oregon & SW Washington Region

Annual spring tea + program invitation

3/20/2016

Photo of tea cup

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

Jane Austen Day in Philadelphia - Emma: 200 Years of Perfection

3/5/2016

Registration is now open for “Jane Austen Day 2016” in Philadelphia. ‘Emma: 200 Years of Perfection” will take place on Saturday, April 16, 2016. Join the JASNA Eastern Pennsylvania Region or a day celebrating the bicentenary of the publication of Emma in Philadelphia, the city that first published Emma in the United States.

All the details, program of events, and registration info can be found online here at http://www.jasnaeastpa.org/jaday.html

Jane Austen Day - Emma graphic

AGM Tribute Grant Applications Now Open

2/15/2016

Illustration of Jane Austen writing at a table

It is time to submit your AGM Tribute Grant Application!

Beginning today, February 15, the Grant Committee will be accepting applications for the Oregon/SW Washington Region's 2016 AGM Tribute Grant. This year's AGM will be held October 21-23, 2016, in Washington D.C., and the theme is "Emma at 200: No One But Herself." It promises to be a compelling event in a dynamic location!

If you have not yet attended an AGM and would like to apply, go to our Tribute Grant 2016 page. Please be sure to read all of the FAQs and application details before you apply. Any applicant not meeting the list of criteria will be disqualified. If you have any questions, please contact Kim Higgins at jasna.orswwa@gmail.com.

Members, who have previously applied but have not been awarded the grant, are encouraged to apply again. The final day to submit your application will be April 15. The winner will be announced on or before May 15. We will select our honoree/s at the reading group meeting on March 13.

Back issues of 'Persuasions' donated to region

9/18/2015

At our September meeting, Pat Fulbright shared news that Mary Cammann, a longtime member of our regional chapter, donated back issues of Persuasions, JASNA's annual peer-reviewed journal, for members to enjoy. Some of the older issues look more like newsletters!

So that all members can enjoy the archives, members are encouraged to share and borrow issues at regional meetings and events. So be on the lookout at the next meeting to borrow (or bring back?) a past copy of Persuasions -- and enjoy a trip down Jane Austen memory lane!

From the JASNA Persuasion archives...

4/26/2015

From the JASNA Persuasion archives, highlighted recently in last month's JASNA Update... an article from our very own Mary Margaret Benson! Her article, "Excellently Qualified to Shine at a Round Game", originally published in Persuasions, No. 8, 1986, "demonstrates how the ever-inventive Jane Austen transformed domestic card tables and casual card games into veritable microcosms of the domestic society portrayed in each of her novels."

An excerpt of the article below:

Excerpt from the article

The full article is available to read and enjoy online at http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/printed/number8/benson.pdf, through the Persuasions archives on the JASNA website.

Illustration of a Regency card party

2015 JASNA-sponsored tour preview

12/4/2014

Jane Austen house photo

The 2015 JASNA-sponsored tour to England will take place July 10-19, 2015. The itinerary of the "Jane Austen: Town and Country" tour will include must-see sites in Steventon, Bath, Chawton, and Winchester, seaside resorts, and the east Kent estates of Godmersham and Goodnestone.

All JASNA members in good standing will receive itinerary details and pricing in early January. Mark the dates on your calendar and join fellow JASNA members for a memorable experience!

Seattle Gala pics and write-up

7/1/2014

The Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) Puget Sound Region held a Gala event on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at the Women's University Club of Seattle. Below are photos, as well as a write-up, from one of regional members, Elizabeth Moscoso, who attended the Gala event.

I had the chance to drive up to Seattle over the weekend to attend their gala on Sunday, June 22 (previous post here). It was a lovely sunny day in Seattle, and the venue was absolutely picturesque and wonderful. Plenty of gentlemen and ladies donned their best Regency outfits for the day and were very much admired. The lunch was three courses and tasty. Each table had a “Mary Bennett” to be the judge of a crossword puzzle/ trivia game that was played. The lucky winner got a set of Jane Austen note cards! The speaker was Iris Lutz, and we gave us a little “tour” of house, cottages, manors and estates in England that Jane knew, lived in and was inspired by for her novels. We all agreed: we should do this again soon. I have attached some pictures for your enjoyment!
~ Elizabeth

Jane Austen Day 2014: The Unfinished Jane Austen

2/18/2014

The Unfinished Jane Austen

From the Eastern Pennsylvania Region of JASNA, Jane Austen Day 2014 events will take place April 26, 2014. This year's day-long event entitled The Unfinished Jane Austen will be a fascinating exploration of Austen's two unfinished novels, The Watsons and Sanditon, and a provocative discussion of what Austen might have accomplished if she had lived a longer life. There will be a panel of Austen scholars joining the region for Jane Austen Day. Presentations by Professors Jocelyn Harris, Janine Barchas and Michael Gamer will be the highlights of the event.

Jane Austen Day will be held in the exquisite Grant Room at Philadelphia’s historic Union League and include complimentary morning tea and coffee, a delicious luncheon, selected merchants including a bookseller, and an abundance of good discussion and fellowship. More details, including the schedule of events and registration form, are available on the Eastern Pennsylvania Region's website at http://jasnaeastpa.org/jaday.html.

Option to donate to JA's House Museum with JASNA renewal

8/25/2013

The JASNA renewal letters have been recently sent out, and there is an option to include a donation to the Chawton House Museum. All donations received from August 1 through December 16 will go toward the campaign to raise funds needed to purchase a gold and turquoise ring that once belonged to Jane Austen.

You can read more about that campaign here online at http://www.jane-austens-house-museum.org.uk/

And if you have already renewed your JASNA membership, you can make a separate donation through the JASNA website here at http://www.jasna.org/membership/contribution.html

AGM registration opens at end of May

5/21/2013

The 2013 AGM's theme celebrates 200 years of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice . . . Timeless. The event will take place in Minneapolis, September 27-29, 2013. For more info, check out the AGM website here at http://www.jasna.org/agms/minneapolis/index.html.

Registration will begin at the end of May, and if you're signed up to receive JASNA emails, you will be sent another announcement at that time. You will be able to register online or by post.

Even though AGM registration has not yet begun, the conference hotel is accepting room reservations now. You may either call the Hilton Minneapolis or register online using a special reservation web page set up for JASNA. A link to the reservation site is posted on the AGM Hotel webpage at http://www.jasna.org/agms/minneapolis/hotel.html.

There is also a special email address just for 2013 AGM questions, jasna2013agm@gmail.com.