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Chawton House Library

7/10/2017

Chawton House, formerly owned by the family of Edward Austen Knight, Jane's brother, was converted to the Chawton House Library for the study of early women's writings. Sandy Lerner bought the house, restored it, and donated her collection of women's writings of the 17th to the 19th centuries. She has recently decided to end her financial support leading the library to launch a plan to become self sufficient. JASNA and it's members have supported the library through the North American Friends of Chawton House Library. JASNA has sent out a plea to it's members to support their efforts.

CHAWTON HOUSE

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JASNA May Tea

5/21/2017

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May Mother's Day Tea

3/19/2017

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200 Years of Persuasion

2/26/2017

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The Jane Austen Summer Program is excited to announce its 2017 symposium, “200 Years of Persuasion.” The fifth annual event, co-directed by James Thompson and Inger Brody, will take place June 15-18 in Carrboro and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Please see the following press release and attached flyers for additional information, including our special K-12 teacher discount. For more information about the program, visit janeaustensummer.org. Download teach flyer HERE.

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LEARN ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE

2/19/2017

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ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE FOR BEGINNERS

6:00 to 8:00PM, TUESDAY EVENINGS FOR EIGHT WEEKS
FEBRUARY 21ST THROUGH APRIL 11TH
The PETE Room, 3520 SE Yamhill St, Portland

$50.00 for a series of 8 lessons or $75.00 per couple
(Please inquire if a lower rate would enable you to attend.)

PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE (or just show up for the first class)
Rebecca Robbins (click on name to email)

A delightful way to increase your activity level and ability to “think in activity.” Learn many basics of this 400 year old form of dance. Learn complete dances. Avoid habits that would embarrass you at your first ball---or the weekly Friday night community dance.

Your teacher, Rebecca Robbins, grew up in a dance studio. She performed English Country dances, Court dances, Morris and Rapper dances over three seasons for the Oregon Shakespearean Festival. She currently serves on the English Ball Committee for Portland Country Dance Community. Her experience as an Alexander Technique teacher will aid your skilled development as an English Country Dancer.

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2017 JASNA Essay Contest

12/14/2016

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Essay Contest Topic: In keeping with the theme of our annual meeting, “Jane Austen in Paradise: Intimations of Immortality,” JASNA is looking for essays that address the following:

Imagine that you are adapting an Austen novel for stage or film. What elements might you be tempted to change—especially for a modern audience—that should not be tampered with if the integrity of the work is to be preserved? These elements could be scenes, characters, dialogue or something else. Explain why they are so crucial to the novel. How does what can and cannot be changed shed light on Austen’s popularity and influence?

The Submissions page includes important rules about format and submission of essays and a link to the official Essay Contest entry form. Entries must be submitted online by May 21, 2017.

For full details CLICK HERE or download the POSTER

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AGM 2016 Member Photos

11/5/2016

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Pride & Prejudice at the Enso Theatre

7/19/2016

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Pride and Prejudice is being put on by the Enso Theatre Ensemble. Two dates have been chosen for us to attend as a group, Friday, July 29th at 7 pm and Sunday, July 31st at 2 pm. The tickets are $25 each, but are offered at a discount if you cannot pay as much. ICanDo ticket prices are $20, $15, and $10. The theater is the same one we saw Emma at in March, 1436 SW Montgomery St in southwest Portland near Portland State University.

More information can be found on their web site: www.ensotheatre.com. You can buy your own tickets here. The tickets for the group have already been purchased but you are still welcome to join us.

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Tea House Teaview #2

7/19/2016

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The Four Ladies have brought us a second installment their tea house reviews. This time from the Lady Di's British Store and Tea Room.

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What Jane Heard

6/26/2016

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By Jeanice Brooks

Music is everywhere and nowhere in Jane Austen’s fiction. Everywhere, in that pivotal scenes in every novel unfurl to the sound of music; nowhere, in that she almost never specifies exactly what music is being performed.

For film adaptations this absence of detail can be a source of welcome freedoms, since the imaginative gap can be variously filled by choosing more or less appropriate historical repertoire or by commissioning a new score, depending on the desired tone and effect of the scene. For cultural historians of music and literature, however, it can be a stumbling block in understanding both how music fed Austen’s creative imagination and how her novels illuminate the musical culture of her day.

To read on and here a sample click the link HERE:

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