JASNA – Pittsburgh

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We are so glad you are visiting our website as “we have been wretched without you!”  The Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) and its regional chapters are dedicated to the appreciation of Jane Austen and all things Regency England!  We celebrate and study her writing, her life and the times and places in which she lived.

The Pittsburgh region meets 6-8 times a year for events ranging from formal teas and luncheons with speakers to informal discussions of a moderated topic.  We go to movie and play adaptations of her works, have dances, balls and Regency craft/sewing sessions.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a literary society in search of scintillating conversation, must always be in want of new members!   Please peruse the other sections of our website to see more of our past events, and consider joining us at one of our upcoming events!

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This Year’s Calendar of Diversions

September 22, 2019     1:00-4:00 PM
Jane Austen Juvenilia
Tour, Tea and Talk by Professor Marilyn Francus

Woodville Plantation
1375 Washington Pike
Bridgeville, PA  15017

October 4-6, 2019
JASNA National Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Williamsburg, VA

(fyi) October 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13, 2019
Steel City Shakespeare presents Emma

November 23, 2019     3-4:30 PM
Dances from Jane Austen’s Assembly Rooms
Or: Do the Movies Ever Get it Right?
Allison Thompson

University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning – room 232

January 11, 2020 – 1:00 PM
Sanditon reading by JASNA Pittsburgh
Carnegie Main Library – South Reading Room

January 12, 2020 – 9:00 PM
Sanditon premieres on PBS

February 25, 2020 – 7:30 PM
Emma movie advance screening

March 5, 2020 
Emma movie opens in Pittsburgh area theatres

March 15, 2020 
2-4:30 pm
Afternoon Tea with Britsburgh
Ms. Kim Szczypinski gave a talk on food and dining in the Regency peiod.
Omni William Penn
530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

POSTPONED until further notice (was April 18, 2020)
1-4 pm
Juvenilia Reading & Discussion
Ms. Kathryn Zamboky will lead a discussion of a few of the longer early works.  We will send out the names of the works before the meeting so people can read them in preparation.  

Bridgeville Public Library
505 McMillan St, Bridgeville, PA 15017

October 2020 –  JASNA National Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Unfortunately, this has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic.  The next AGM is scheduled for October, 2021 in Chicago. 

The Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) and its regional chapters are dedicated to the appreciation of Jane Austen.  We study her writing, her life and the times and places in which she lived. 

The Pittsburgh region meets 6-8 times a year in various venues around the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area.  Our events range from formal teas and luncheons with speakers to informal discussions of a moderated topic.  We go to movie and play adaptations of her works, have dances, balls and Regency craft/sewing sessions. 

We would love to have you join us !

You are welcome to attend our local events.  To receive emails about upcoming events:

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If you wish to join JASNA Pittsburgh – one joins the national organization, listing Pittsburgh as your region:

“A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.”

Our email is janeaustenpgh@gmail.com.