"Jane Tech: Technological Advancements During the Life of Jane Austen And the Regency Period"

Our September speaker - Ron Basham - is going to give a presentation that will focus on advancements in steam engine technology and subsequent inventions used in industry and in textile manufacturing occurring after Jane Austen's birth in 1775 through 1817. It asks, but does not always answer, three questions:

▪︎ Did Jane Austen know about and/or use products of this invention?

▪︎ How might this invention have affected her daily life? 

▪︎ What does Winston Graham's Poldark book series have to do with the proliferation of steam engine technology in Regency England?

Doors open at 1:30. Feel free to bring a sweet or savory treat to share after the presentation. Please bring your refreshment on your own plate in order to minimize kitchen cleanup.

Location: Locust Grove Auditorium

Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

“Regency Whitework Embroidery”

Presented by Sheila Kerr (JASNA-GL member)

Location: Locust Grove Auditorium, 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm

Tea and refreshments to follow presentation. (Please feel free to bring your own teacup and saucer.)

Afternoon tea at the Raven Irish Pub (Louisville)

We will be visiting The Raven Irish Pub in Louisville for afternoon tea, to socialize with each other, and to wear Regency attire (optional)!

Location: 3900 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY (in St. Matthews)

from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Up to 50 may attend, and an RVSP will be required. The cost, menu, and additional details are to come.

WORKSHOP: Floral Headpieces

Conducted by Bonny Wise (member of JASNA-GL)

For additional information, email <rcjasnagl@gmail.com>

Location: Locust Grove Auditorium, 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm

Light refreshments will be provided.

Join us for a Reticule Workshop taught by JASNA-GL member, Kyah Tappmeyer. Please see an email from JASNA-Greater Louisville for further details. This Workshop is limited to 25 participants.

Location: Locust Grove Auditorium

Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Join us for a Regency JUMBLE SALE!!  Our sellers are bringing new and gently used Regency attire (dresses, hats, gloves), beautiful china, handmade items, etc. This Jumble Sale is open to the public.

Location: Locust Grove Auditorium- 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY, 40207

Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Presentation: "Painted Out of History" - the amazing story of mother and daughter artists named Ellen and Rolinda Sharples.  Rolinda Sharples painted the iconic Regency scene of the Clifton Assembly Rooms, which opened in 1806 - the year Jane Austen visited Clifton. Hear details about their life in England and America.  Like Jane, Rolinda died far too young in her 40s.  And like Jane, her work lives on to be appreciated by modern audiences.

Presenter: Bonny Wise

Location: Locust Grove Auditorium

Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

More information about this meeting: After the presentation, we will serve hot tea along with tasty treats brought in by members.  Feel free to bring a sweet or savory treat to share after any presentation!  

Just a reminder to bring your own teacup and saucer (if possible). If you do not have a teacup and saucer, fret not, we will always have teacups & saucers for our members and guests to use.  If you bring your own, we suggest that you tie a ribbon around the handle so that we'll know it is a private teacup and saucer so that it does not get mixed up with JASNA's sets. Bringing your own significantly reduces our cleanup duties, since we do not have a dishwasher.

After all of our meetings, we especially need volunteers to help clean up afterwards - to put up chairs, wash/dry dishes, pack away teacups, saucers, and plates, and just general tidying-up in the kitchen. The more helpers we have, the faster we'll get things done.

Presentation: “Mr. Darcy- the Man Behind the Character”.

Presenter: Shellie Chopra

Location: Locust Grove Auditorium

Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

More information about this meeting: After the presentation, we will serve hot tea along with tasty treats brought in by members.  Feel free to bring a sweet or savory treat to share after any presentation!  

Just a reminder to bring your own teacup and saucer (if possible). If you do not have a teacup and saucer, fret not, we will always have teacups & saucers for our members and guests to use.  If you bring your own, we suggest that you tie a ribbon around the handle so that we'll know it is a private teacup and saucer so that it does not get mixed up with JASNA's sets. Bringing your own significantly reduces our cleanup duties, since we do not have a dishwasher.

After all of our meetings, we especially need volunteers to help clean up afterwards - to put up chairs, wash/dry dishes, pack away teacups, saucers, and plates, and just general tidying-up in the kitchen. The more helpers we have, the faster we'll get things done.

Presentation: "Snap, Crackle, Pop, Jane!  Jane Austen in Pop Culture and a Bit With a Dog." Join us for a fun-filled romp finding Jane Austen references and Jane Austen fans in the most unexpected places! 

Presenters: Ron Basham and Alicia Sawyer

Location: Locust Grove Auditorium

Time: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

More information about this meeting: We will be serving hot tea again along with tasty treats brought in by members, so feel free to bring a sweet or savory treat to share after the presentation!  

If you would like to let me know what you are bringing or if you can help set up beforehand and/or clean up afterwards, please email me at abellj59@yahoo.com. The more helpers we have, the faster we'll get things done.

We do not have a dishwasher to help wash all those dainty cups and saucers, so I am suggesting that members bring their own teacup and saucer (if possible).  We will have some set out for those who don't have their own and for any visitors.  And may I suggest that you tie a ribbon around the handle so that we'll know it is a private teacup & saucer so that it does not get mixed up with JASNA's sets.  If will be fun to have a teacup "show & tell"!

We will be holding elections for our region's officers and will meet in the Locust Grove auditorium from 2:00-4:00 p.m.

It is VERY important that you attend, especially if you are a member in good standing (dues are up to date), because we need a quorum of 20% of members present for the election votes to be valid. A separate email was sent to members for those who may need to vote by email.

Your help is needed…

As many of us know, after Jane Austen's father died, she, her sister and mother sank lower and lower & had to depend on support from her brothers in order to survive. Being invited to live -rent free!- at Chawton Cottage must have been such a relief.

Many homeless centers provide temporary relief to those who do not have anywhere else to go. While our organization cannot provide shelter, we CAN collect and donate the #1 item requested - socks.

If you are able, please bring a pair of NEW, warm socks to our next meeting, January 8th. They will be donated to a local men's homeless shelter in Louisville.

We have a goal of 30 socks so that at least 30 men won't have to say, "My feet are cold."

We will have tea and treats at the conclusion of the elections. Please feel free to bring treats to share.

Sunday, November 13th, we will meet at Locust Grove, which should be beautiful with a light dusting of snow. Current Interim Regional Coordinator, Janet Abell, will be speaking about the past, present, and potential future of our group and how we need YOU to be a part of our future. She will also be sharing why we are not dressing in Regency attire at Locust Grove (for now, at least).

Feel free to bring a tasty treat to share! Iced tea will be provided.

As always, we appreciate help setting up and cleaning up.

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DATE: Sunday, Oct 2nd, 2:00-4:00pm

LOCATION: Locust Grove Auditorium

MEETING INFORMATION: Our next presentation will be by Kristina L Hochwender, PhD, who is Associate Professor, Department of English and Creative Writing, and Director, Eykamp Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Evansville.

Her topic will be..."A Clergyman out of His Pulpit: Jane Austen and the Roots of the Victorian Clerical Novel"

“One scarcely sees a clergyman out of his pulpit,” complains Mary Crawford to Edward Bertram in Mansfield Park. Yet far from being visible only in their pulpits, Austen’s clerics are everywhere present in their communities, advising, dancing, and frequently making offers of marriage. (Indeed, it’s a rarity to see them in church at all!) From Henry Tilney to Mr Collins to Edward Bertram, Austen’s clerics are some of her most memorable characters, and in creating them, she lays the foundations for one of the most popular genres of the second half of the nineteenth century: the clerical novel. With its focus on finance, reputation, marriage, and profession, the Victorian clerical novel was a publishing sensation, establishing the reputations of authors as popular and respected as George Eliot, Anthony Trollope, George MacDonald, and Margaret Oliphant. Indeed, in 1857, as Eliot was writing her first work of fiction, Scenes of Clerical Life, she was re-reading Austen. October’s talk will focus on the links between Austen’s clergymen and their earnest Victorian descendants.

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Many thanks to Evelyn Walker for finding this presenter!

As always, feel free to bring a sweet or savery dish to share. Iced tea will be provided.

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