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The 2026 JASNA AGM theme is The Bath Novels: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. 

2026 Programs and Events

  • February 14, 2:00 – 5:00 pm: Galentine’s Day celebration of Jane Austen with book exchange.
  • March 21, 1:00 – 5:00 pm:  New Members’ Reception 1-2pm & Zoom with Damianne Scott 2-5pm. “How Austen’s 250th Birthday Welcomes Diversity”
  • April 25, 6:00 – 10:00 pm: Jane Austen Regency Ball and Tea–open to public, tentative location Immanuel Lutheran Church in Westport, cream tea service with scones, volunteers needed
  • May 16, 2;00 – 5:00 PM: Tour of the Regency collections at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
  • June 6, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Field trip to Pleasant 7 Farms in Hartford KS (near Emporia for Lavendar Harvest

Tentative Events Calendar

  • July: To be determined
  • August: The annual Georgette Heyer novel discussion, led by Gaye Stevick Foutch and Valerie Hodges Sporn for several years, may be discontinued in 2026.
  • August: JASNA-KC annual planning meeting, date and location to be determined.
  • September: Annual Box Hill picnic, date and location to be determined.
  • October 30-November 1: JASNA Annual General Meeting in Tucson, AZ.
  • December: Jane Austen Birthday Tea, date and location to be determined