Schedule
The final AGM schedule will appear in the AGM program and will be emailed to registrants prior to the conference. Please do not rely on the schedule below for departure times for tours or start times for sessions.
Due to meeting room availability constraints, Breakout Session A will take place on Thursday evening.
Items with an asterisk (*) require a separate ticket, purchasable during online registration.
Wednesday, October 8
| 8:15 am - 4:30 pm | Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Tour 1* |
| 1:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Nevermore Poe Guided Tour 1* |
| 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Registration Desk Open |
| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | AGM Early Arrivals Meet and Greet |
| 6:45 pm - 10:00 pm | Fells Point Pub Crawl Tour 1* |
| 7:45 pm - 10:30 pm | Golden Age P&P: Movie Screening* (doors open at 7:15 pm) |
Thursday, October 9
| 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM | Registration Desk Open |
| 8:15 am - 4:30 pm | Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Tour 2* |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Creative Writing Workshop: Austen in Verse 1* |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Dance Workshop 1* |
| 8:30 am - 10:00 am | Tokens of Friendship: Pinkeeps & Needle Books Workshop 1* |
| 8:30 am - 10:30 am | Brock Brothers 3D Display Workshop 1* |
| 8:30 am - 10:30 am | Introduction to Paper Quilling Workshop 1* |
| 8:45 am - 11:45 am | Nevermore Poe Guided Tour 2* |
| 9:00 am - 8:00 pm | Emporium Open |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Special Session: Life and Literary Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | Special Session: Austen’s Genius Shared Through Community Engagement |
| 9:15 am - 2:30 pm | Homewood Museum and Baltimore Museum of Art Tour with lunch* |
| 9:15 am - 5:00 pm | “Sense” and “Sensibility” Self-Guided Tour Shuttle Routes* |
| 9:45 am - 12:00 pm | Black History Guided Bus Tour 1* |
| 10:00 am - 10:40 am | Special Session: Georgian Buildings Inside & Out |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Creative Writing Workshop: Austen in Verse 2* |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Dance Workshop 2* |
| 10:30 am - 12:00 pm | Regency Calling Cards Workshop 1* |
| 11:00 am - 11:40 am | Special Session: Frederick Douglass: From Enslaved to Diplomat! |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Speaker Prep Session 1 |
| 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Brock Brothers 3D Display Workshop 2* |
| 11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Introduction to Paper Quilling Workshop 2* |
| 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Pop-Up Museum (schedule and artifact mini-talks TBD) |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Special Session: Maryland Center for History and Culture Collections Spotlight: Joshua Johnson and Elizabeth Bonaparte |
| 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Dance Workshop 3* |
| 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | Regency Calling Cards Workshop 2* |
| 1:15 pm - 4:15 pm | Nevermore Poe Guided Tour 3* |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Neckhandkerchief Stamping Workshop 1* |
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Regency Sing-a-long Workshop 1* |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Georgian Portrait Bracelet Workshop 1* |
| 2:30 pm - 3:10 pm | Special Session: Who Received the Check for Jane Austen's Creations? |
| 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Neckhandkerchief Stamping Workshop 2* |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Dance ADVANCED Workshop* |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Cravat Tying Workshop* |
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Regency Sing-a-long Workshop 2* |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | Georgian Portrait Bracelet Workshop 2* |
| 4:00 pm - 4:40 pm | Special Guest Speaker: Caroline Jane Knight Through Family Eyes: Jane Austen's Chawton Legacy |
| 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm | Speaker Prep Session 2 |
| 6:45 pm - 10:00 pm | Fells Point Pub Crawl Tour 2* |
| 6:45 pm - 9:15 pm | Fells Point Ghost Tour 1* |
| 7:00 pm - 7:40 pm | Breakout Session A |
| 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Northanger Abbey Escape Room 1* |
| 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm | Whist and games |
| 8:00 pm - 8:40 pm | Special Session: Scents and Sensibilities: The Fragrances, Aromas, and Smells of Jane Austen’s Regency World |
| 8:00 pm - 8:50 pm | Special Session: Regency Looks from Jane Austen’s Books |
| 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Northanger Abbey Escape Room 2* |
| 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Young Filmmakers Contest: Finalist Films and Awards |
Friday, October 10
| 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM | Registration Desk Open |
| 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM | Emporium Open |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Pop-Up Museum (schedule and artifact mini-talks TBD) |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Northanger Abbey Escape Room 3* |
| 8:00 am - 9:30 am | Dance Workshop 4* |
| 8:00 am - 9:30 am | Georgian Portrait Bracelet Workshop 3* |
| 8:30 am - 9:10 am | Special Session: Chawton House Update |
| 8:30 am - 9:10 am | Special Session: Between Literature and Sewing: (Re)discovering Jane Austen |
| 9:45 am - 11:00 am | AGM Opening and Carol Medine Moss Keynote Lecturer: Paula Byrne |
| 11:10 am - 12:25 pm | Plenary Author Panel: Janine Barchas, Inger Brodey, Collins Hemingway, and Devoney Looser |
| 12:25 pm - 2:20 pm | Lunch break |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Pop-Up Museum (schedule and artifact mini-talks TBD) |
| 2:20 pm - 3:15 pm | Plenary Speaker: Vanessa Riley |
| 3:30 pm - 4:10 pm | Breakout Session B |
| 4:35 pm - 5:15 pm | Breakout Session C |
| 5:45 pm - 9:00 pm | Fells Point Pub Crawl Tour 3* |
| 6:15 pm - 8:45 pm | Fells Point Ghost Tour 2* |
| 7:00 pm - 7:40 pm | Special Guest Speaker: Deborah Charlton Steventon Uncovered: Revelations from Jane Austen's First Home |
| 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Northanger Abbey Escape Room 4* |
| 7:15 pm - 9:45 pm | Fells Point Ghost Tour 3* |
| 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Special Guest Speaker: Susannah Harker in Conversation with Gabrielle Malcolm* |
| 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm | Whist and Games |
Saturday, October 11
| 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | Registration/Help Desk Open |
| 8:00 am - 5:00 pm | Emporium Open (Regions close at 4:00 pm) |
| 8:00 am - 9:00 am | Pop-Up Museum (schedule and artifact mini-talks TBD) |
| 9:00 am - 10:10 am | Introduction and North American Scholar: Juliette Wells |
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am | Breakout Session D |
| 11:10 am - 1:00 pm | Lunch break |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Pop-Up Museum (schedule and artifact mini-talks TBD) |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Breakout Session E |
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm | JASNA Business Meeting (open to all members) |
| 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Pop-Up Museum (schedule and artifact mini-talks TBD) |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Dance Workshop 5* |
| 3:30 pm - 4:10 pm | Special Session: Virtual Steventon: Reconstructing Jane Austen’s Formative Home |
| 3:30 pm - 4:10 pm | Special Session: The Mysterious Miss Jane Austen |
| 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Neckhandkerchief Stamping Workshop 3* |
| 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm | Social Hour |
| 6:15 pm - 8:15 pm | Banquet |
| 8:15 pm - 8:45 pm | Promenade |
| 8:45 pm - 11:30 pm | Whist and Games |
| 8:45 pm - 9:40 pm | Special Session: Jane Austen: Material Girl |
| 8:45 pm - 11:45 pm | Regency Ball |
| 8:45 pm - 11:45 pm | Personalized Silhouette Portrait* |
Sunday, October 12
| 7:00 am - 8:00 am | Charm City “Promenade” Fun Run |
| 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Jane Austen Prayers |
| 8:30 am - 9:30 am | AGM Authors’ Book-Signing |
| 10:00 am - 12:30 pm | Brunch with Plenary Lecture: John Mullan |
| 12:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Black History Guided Bus Tour 2* |
| 12:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Homewood Museum and Baltimore Museum of Art Tour* |
| 12:45 pm - 6:00 pm | Ladew Topiary Gardens Tour* |
| 12:45 pm - 3:45 pm | Nevermore Poe Guided Tour 4* |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Maritime Merriment Concert: Songs & Stories from the Seafaring Regency* |
| 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Chesapeake Shakespeare Persuasion Play* Performance begins at 2:00 pm, transportation not provided, end time approximate |
| 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Post-AGM Regency Style Dinner 1* Dinner begins at 5:30 pm, transportation not provided |
| 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Post-AGM Regency Style Dinner 2* Dinner begins at 7:30 pm, transportation not provided |
Monday, October 13
| 9:15 am - 12:30 pm | Goucher College’s Jane Austen Collection Tour* |
| 9:15 am - 12:15 pm | Nevermore Poe Guided Tour 5* |
| 1:15 pm - 7:00 pm | Goucher College’s Jane Austen Collection Tour with Play* |