Saturday, August 29, 2026, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Johnson County Central Library, 9875 W. 87th St., Overland Park, Kansas Twenty-six members in good standing attended, providing a quorum to elect next year’s Regional secretary and treasurer and to conduct other business. Executive Committee members attending were: Melanie Hayden Christie Kennard, Co-Regional Coordinators; Jan Lewis, Regional Secretary; and […]

Take a turn to the dark side this autumn as you explore the mystery and macabre of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Gothic writing. Face the claustrophobic suspense of Lois the Witch, feel the supernatural terror of The Poor Clare and shiver in the snowy horror of The Old Nurse’s Story. Book now While the writings of a wife of a Unitarian […]

Members and guests enjoyed a celebratory tea in honor of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday at Wandering Vine at the Castle. Thanks to our guest speaker, Dr. Angela Rabin for her talk on Plum Pudding and British National Identity.

The Common Reader has a lovely article about Jane written by Henry Oliver. Be sure to read Why we love Jane Austen more than ever after 250 years

Jane Austen Society of North America Metropolitan Kansas City RegionAnnual Planning Meeting Saturday, September 6, 2025, 2-4 p.m.Plaza Library, 4801 Main St., Kansas City, Missouri Twenty-six members in good standing attended, providing a quorum to elect next year’s Co-Regional Coordinators and to conduct other business. Executive Committee members attending were: Leah Wilson and Christie Kennard, Co-Regional […]

Members of the Metropolitan Kansas City Jane Austen Society of North America met for a lovely afternoon tea in celebration of Jane Austen’s 249th birthday. Our thanks go to Mary Jo Powell who arranged for our yearly gathering at the beautiful Kansas City Country club. Mary Traylor treated members to a wonderful presentation about fabric […]

Jane Austen Society of North America Metropolitan Kansas City Region Annual Planning Meeting  Saturday, August 17, 2024, 2-4 p.m. Huntington Farms Clubhouse, 11000 El Monte, Leawood, Kansas Twenty-two members in good standing attended, providing a quorum to elect a Regional Secretary and Regional Treasurer and to conduct other business. Executive Committee members attending were Leah […]

Jane Austen Society of North AmericaMetropolitan Kansas City RegionAnnual Planning MeetingSaturday, August 19, 2023Wornall Plaza CooperativeKansas City, MO Nineteen members in good standing attended, providing a quorum needed to amend the JASNA-KC bylaws, to elect Co-Regional Coordinators and a Regional Secretary, and to conduct other business.  Executive Committee members attending:  Leah Wilson and Christie Kennard, Interim Co-Regional […]

Elizabeth Steele mentioned this video in the Q&A after her talk yesterday: Jane Austen vs. Emily Brontë, Queens of English Literature. JASNA-KC favorite John Mullen takes Austen’s side; Kate Moss represents Bronte. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP8dllTkpEg

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The Regional Secretary’s minutes for the Executive Committee meeting (July 15, 2022) and Annual Planning Meeting (August 6, 2022) are available here: https://jasnakc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Minutes_2022-07-15_08-06.pdf Jenni’s notes from the meeting are here: https://jasnakc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022_JASNA-KC_Planning-Notes.pdf The Regional Treasurer’s report from the Planning Meeting is available here: https://jasnakc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022_Treasurers-Report.pdf

Details are here: https://musictheaterheritage.com/project/prejudice-pride/ Playwright and composer Sam Wright was named the 2022 Artist Residency at MTH, which provides free theatrical space, equipment, and resources in an effort to lift up local creatives. After the run at MTH, the cast is headed to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on#q=%22Prejudice%20and%20Pride%22 Come support our KC creatives taking Jane […]

Congratulations to JASNA-KC’s own Julienne Gehrer, whose latest book, Martha Lloyd’s Household Book, is in the top 5 bestselling books about Jane Austen! The list was compiled by Jane Austen Books, printed in Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine, and spotted by a sharp-eyed JASNA-KC member. Hooray for Julienne!

Save the date for our annual business meeting and planning session. We’ll also have elections for Regional Coordinator and Regional Treasurer. We are planning an in-person event with a Zoom option for those who want to participate from afar. Time and location to be announced. Stay tuned…

We are pleased to announce that Sandy Lane will be our next Regional Secretary. The vote of members on October 9 was a tie, so the Executive Board convened and tossed a coin to break the tie. Sandy’s term will begin on December 16, 2021, and will run for two years. Christie Kennard has accepted […]

Election for Regional Secretary will take place on Saturday, October 9, at 2:00 CST. Current members will receive an email with details about the ballot and advance voting options.

The Jane Austen Summer Program (based at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and the Chapel Hill Public Library have launched a lecture series on race and the Regency period.

Many thanks to Christie Kennard for leading this session on January 23rd about the Netflix series, Bridgerton. Click through for suggested readings.

The Metro Kansas City Region has adapted to the new normal of Zoom meetings this summer and early fall.

Our own Julienne Gehrer will be featured at the Jane Austen House Museum’s Austen Wednesdays.