Schedule
The preliminary schedule provided below is subject to change. A final schedule will be provided in the program distributed at the AGM.
Please note that there is an earlier start time on Friday than in other years, to accommodate our five plenary speakers.
Items with an asterisk (*) require a separate ticket, purchasable during registration. With the exception of Workshops, all sessions held in the hotel are included in Attendee registration.
Please see the Tours page for details on tour assembly and departure times. Also see the Tours page for details about self-guided tours at Cleveland Public Library, the Rock Hall, and the cultural institutions at University Circle.
Wednesday, October 16
| 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM |
Amish Country Tour* |
| 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM |
Pro Football Hall of Fame Tour* |
| 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Portrait Miniatures at Cleveland Museum of Art* |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM |
Walking Tour Downtown Highlights 1* |
| 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
Registration Desk Open |
| 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
Evensong at Trinity Cathedral |
| 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
Meet and Greet |
Thursday, October 17
| 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Registration Desk Open |
| 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM |
Emporium Open |
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Corset Workshop 1* |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM |
Bookbinding Workshop 1* |
| 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM |
Dance Workshop 1* |
| 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM |
Ribbon Flowers Workshop 1* |
| 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM |
Garfield Lakeview/Lawnfield Tour* |
| 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM |
University Circle Bus Loop* |
| 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM |
Bookbinding Workshop 2* |
| 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
Headdress Workshop 1* |
| 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
Dance Workshop 2* |
| 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM |
Ribbon Flowers Workshop 2* |
| 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Downtown Highlights Walking Tour 2* |
| 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |
Corset Workshop 2* |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
Cleveland Museum of Art Docent-Led Tour 1* |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
Special Session: Ride with Napoleon at Waterloo — José Torres Ramirez |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Bookbinding Workshop 3* |
| 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Playhouse Square Behind the Scenes Tour 1* |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM |
Dance Workshop 3* |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM |
Turban Workshop 1* |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM |
Playhouse Square Behind the Scenes Tour 2* |
| 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Cleveland Museum of Art Docent-Led Tour 2* |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Downtown Public Art Walking Tour 1* |
| 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Special Session: Ride with Napoleon at Waterloo — José Torres Ramirez |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Bookbinding Workshop 4* |
| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Corset-Making Workshop 3* |
| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Workshop: Headdress Making Workshop 2* |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Speaker Orientation |
| 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM | Special Session: “We have met the enemy”: The Battle of Lake Erie — Robert Whitman |
| 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Dance Workshop 4* |
| 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Playhouse Square Behind the Scenes Tour 3* |
| 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Cleveland Museum of Art Docent-Led Tour 3* |
| 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | No-Sew Turban Tying Workshop 2* |
| 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Special Session: Austen Annotations I: “Sketches, full of variety and glow” |
| 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Bookbinding Workshop 5* |
| 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Corset-Making Workshop 4* |
| 4:15 PM – 5:00 PM | Special Session: Do You Dream of Austen in Color? Inviting People of Color Fully into the Janehood — Damianne Scott |
| 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | Bookbinding Workshop 6* |
| 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM | Speaker Orientation |
| 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM | Special Session: The Lost Austen Fairy Tales — Lizzie Dunford |
| 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Ticketed Event: A Midsummer Night's Dream at Hanna Theatre* |
| 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Special Session: Drama in Words and Music: Jane Austen Sings — Gillian Dooley and Laura Klein |
| 8:45 PM – 9:45 PM | Special Session: Young Filmmakers Contest Finalist Films and Awards |
Friday, October 18
| 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM | Registration Desk Open |
| 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Emporium Open |
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Bookbinding Workshop 7* |
| 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | No-Sew Turban Tying Workshop 3* |
| 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Dance Workshop 5* |
| 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM | AGM Opening and Plenary Lecture: “So Potent and So Stimulative”: Jane Austen’s Reading — Susan Allen Ford |
| 11:20 AM – 12:10 PM | Breakout Session A |
| 12:10 PM – 1:45 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:45 PM – 2:40 PM | Carol Medine Moss Keynote Lecture: Was Austen Political? — Amanda Vickery |
| 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM | Breakout Session B |
| 4:05 PM – 4:50 PM | Breakout Session C |
| 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Ticketed Event: Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 — Cleveland Orchestra* |
| 6:45 PM – 10:00 PM | Ticketed Event: A Night of Baroque Splendor — Grammy-winning Apollo’s Fire |
| 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Special Session: Jane Austen’s Wardrobe: What the Writer Wore — Hilary Davidson |
| 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM | Special Session: Made it? Model it! Extravaganza: Fashion Show & Bingo — Lisa Brown |
Saturday, October 19
| 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Registration/Help Desk Open |
| 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Emporium Open |
| 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Introduction and Plenary Lecture: “I should infinitely prefer a book”: Some Thoughts on Reading Austen for Others — Patricia A. Matthew |
| 10:40 AM – 11:25 AM | Breakout Session D |
| 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | JASNA North American Scholar Lecture: “The capital pen of a sister author”: Reading Frances Burney with Jane Austen — Peter Sabor |
| 2:50 PM – 3:35 PM | Breakout Session E |
| 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM | JASNA Business Meeting |
| 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM | JASNA Canada Business Meeting |
| 5:00 PM – 6:15 PM | Social Hour |
| 6:15 PM – 8:15 PM | Banquet |
| 8:15 PM – 8:30 PM | Promenade |
| 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Ball |
| 9:15 PM – 10:00 PM | Special Session: Scents and Sensibilities: The Fragrance, Aromas, and Smells of Austen’s Regency World — Dan Macey |
Sunday, October 20
| 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM | Registration/Help Desk Open |
| 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM | Author Signing |
| 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Brunch with Plenary Lecture: Jane Austen and the Jurassic — Thomas Keymer |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Downtown Highlights Walking Tour 3* |
| 4:15 PM – 9:30 PM | Moonlight Dinner Cruise on the Lady Caroline* |
Monday, October 21
| 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Amish Country Tour* |
| 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Garfield Lakeview/Lawnfield Tour* |
| 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM | Pro Football Hall of Fame Tour* |
| 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Downtown Highlights Walking Tour 4* |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Downtown Public Art Walking Tour 2* |
