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2004 Annual General Meeting
Jane Austen Society of North America October
7-10, 2004 Anne Elliot in the City: Interior and Exterior Worlds |
SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday Evening Activities
Jaunt to Early Los Angeles with ‘Freinds’
Old and New
“The visit was paid, their acquaintance re-established, their interest in each other more than re-kindled.”
Jane ‘n’ Jammies
“My idea of good company, Mr. Elliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation.”
Thursday,
October 7, 2004 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Longtime
Los Angeles residents and JASNA members, Susan (JASNA Southwest
Regional Coordinator) and Lee (JASNA Publications Secretary and
co-webmaster) Ridgeway invite you to join them for dinner and a quick
tour of old Los Angeles. 
They will take Janeites on a short subway
ride to Union Station. Built in 1939, this beautiful train
station merges Spanish Colonial Revival and Art Deco
architecture. After a brief tour, Susan and Lee will take the
group across the street to El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles, where
the City of Angels was officially born on September 4, 1781, just a few
years after Jane herself. El Pueblo Historic Monument, known as
Olvera Street, contains twenty-seven historic buildings, and a
traditional Mexican style plaza filled with restaurants and shops
filled with handcrafted Mexican wares. A five minute walk will
take the crowd to Phillipe's, a Los Angeles institution since the
Twenties, where the portions are bountiful and tasty and the prices
paltry. Reputed to be the home of the French Dip Sandwich,
Phillipe's has sawdust on the floor and large communal tables at which
to sit with friends old and new. Janeites will have a hard time
picking from items like homemade stews, freshly-made sandwiches and
even magenta pickled eggs! Many Angelenos say Phillipe's homemade
desserts like coconut custard pie and baked apples are the best in
town. Don’t miss out on the fun!
They will take Janeites on a short subway
ride to Union Station. Built in 1939, this beautiful train
station merges Spanish Colonial Revival and Art Deco
architecture. After a brief tour, Susan and Lee will take the
group across the street to El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles, where
the City of Angels was officially born on September 4, 1781, just a few
years after Jane herself. El Pueblo Historic Monument, known as
Olvera Street, contains twenty-seven historic buildings, and a
traditional Mexican style plaza filled with restaurants and shops
filled with handcrafted Mexican wares. A five minute walk will
take the crowd to Phillipe's, a Los Angeles institution since the
Twenties, where the portions are bountiful and tasty and the prices
paltry. Reputed to be the home of the French Dip Sandwich,
Phillipe's has sawdust on the floor and large communal tables at which
to sit with friends old and new. Janeites will have a hard time
picking from items like homemade stews, freshly-made sandwiches and
even magenta pickled eggs! Many Angelenos say Phillipe's homemade
desserts like coconut custard pie and baked apples are the best in
town. Don’t miss out on the fun!“The visit was paid, their acquaintance re-established, their interest in each other more than re-kindled.”
Jane ‘n’ Jammies
Thursday,
October 7, 2004 9:00 pm to ???
When
was the last time you had an
opportunity to share your personal observations about Jane Austen’s
novels with others who love them as much as you do, in a relaxed and
comfortable setting? On Thursday night, you’ll get your
chance! During our “Jane ‘n’ Jammies” event, Janeites will be
hosting informal discussions in their hotel rooms. You and your
new friends will be sitting on beds and pillows, eating goodies, and
talking about the characters in the Austen novels as though they were
your best (or worst) friends. One hotel room, hosted by some of
our young adult members, will be especially reserved for “Young
Janeites.” We’ll be discussing topics such as: who would
you rather have as your best friend, Anne Elliot or Elizabeth Bennet,
Frederick Wentworth or Fitzwilliam Darcy? Who would be your idea
of a nightmare roommate: Sir William, Mr. Collins, or . . .
? Mary Musgrove, Miss Bates, or . . . ? Was Captain
Wentworth justified in quitting Lyme Regis when Louisa Musgrove was
still in danger? Is Anne Elliot Cinderella? What was
your reaction on first reading Jane Austen?
You need’t wear pajamas; comfortable loungewear or sweats will do. Just come prepared to pass the evening in Los Angeles among friends,--old and new—who, like Anne Elliot, enjoy “the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation.”
You need’t wear pajamas; comfortable loungewear or sweats will do. Just come prepared to pass the evening in Los Angeles among friends,--old and new—who, like Anne Elliot, enjoy “the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation.”
“My idea of good company, Mr. Elliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation.”
Burney
Society Conference
The Burney Society Conference
will be held at the Los Angeles Central Library on Thursday, October 7,
from 9 to 5. The conference will be followed by an evening affair at
the Biltmore from 6 to 10. Dinner will be followed by a reading
of Burney's Love and Fashion.
The Burney Society Conference
will be held at the Los Angeles Central Library on Thursday, October 7,
from 9 to 5. The conference will be followed by an evening affair at
the Biltmore from 6 to 10. Dinner will be followed by a reading
of Burney's Love and Fashion. Molland’s
of Milsom-street Book and Mercantile Emporium
Linger
and browse at
our book
and mercantile emporium, Molland’s of Milsom- street. You may not
be in time to observe the accidental meeting of Anne Elliot and Captain
Wentworth, but plenty of other delights await you there. Margaret
Mannatt’s Fine Books and Collectibles will be featured, as well as Mela
Hoyt- Hayden’s hats! The merchandise of several local vendors and
costumers, as well as unique items from various JASNA Regions, will be
on display and available for purchase. And of course Pat Latkin
of Jane Austen Books will tempt you with her fabulous array of books,
tapes, sheet music, videos and other Austen-related wares.
Rare
Book Exhibit at the Los Angeles Central Library
Rare
and interesting books from the collections of Lucy Magruder and
the Los Angeles Central Library will be on display during library
hours. A short walk from the hotel will take you to this historic 1926
library which was rebuilt and restored in 1993. For pictures and
information go to www.lapl.org. Choose: 1).
About LAPL, 2). Central
Library, 3). Art and Architecture
Women's Apparel Workshops
Mela
Hoyt-Hayden’s Regency Turbans and Hair Decorations
Regency Reticules: No Fashionable Lady Would Be Without One!
Friday,
October 8, 2004
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Milliner
and professional
costume designer Mela Hoyt-Heydon
is head of the costume design program at Fullerton College. Her
hats and bonnets have graced such silver screen productions as Vanity Fair, Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility. She
will assist participants in creating their own headpieces/turbans with
a little velvet, silk and satin suitable for the ball (and to disguise
that modern haircut). Techniques for creating simple Regency
ladies’ turbans and hair decorations will be demonstrated with samples
available for trying on. Participants may want to bring their own
scissors, pins and hand sewing needles. Limit: 25 Materials fee:
$25.00.
Regency Reticules: No Fashionable Lady Would Be Without One!
Friday, October 8, 2004
9:00 am to 10:30 am
Rebecca
Morrison-Peck is a historical costumer who specialized in 19th
century women’s clothing. She makes costumes and reproductions
for individuals and institutions such as museums and National Park
sites, using accurate, period techniques. Limit: 25.
Materials fee: $25.00
Rediscovering the Lost Art of Ribbon Flower Making with Margaret Philips
Margaret Philips, textile artist and graduate of the City and Guilds of London, will teach participants how to transform silk and velvet ribbon into a dainty bouquet to adorn their attire. Limit: 25 Materials fee: $25.00
Rediscovering the Lost Art of Ribbon Flower Making with Margaret Philips
Friday,
October 8, 2004
10:45 am to 12:15 pm
Margaret Philips, textile artist and graduate of the City and Guilds of London, will teach participants how to transform silk and velvet ribbon into a dainty bouquet to adorn their attire. Limit: 25 Materials fee: $25.00
Theatrical Presentation of School for Scandal
“Anne’s mind was in a most favorable state for the entertainment of the evening.”
Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library |
There is no doubt about Jane Austen's own
passion for the stage. She went to the theatre in London and Bath
whenever she could, acted in private theatricals, and wrote a number of
her early works in play form. On Friday night, conference goers will
have the chance to partake in Jane’s passion. Following Dr. Byrne's
discussion of the importance of the theatre in Jane Austen's life and
work, conference attendees will have the opportunity to attend a play
in which Jane herself is reputed to have performed. The Twelfth-Day
Players will perform Richard Sheridan's School for Scandal in the Mark
Taper Auditorium at the historic Los Angeles Central Library. The
novelist Charlotte M. Younge wrote in 1898 that Sir William Heathcote
of Hursley Park, Hampshire, "remembered being at a Twelfth day party
where Jane Austen drew the character of Mrs. Candour, and assumed the
part with great spirit." This state-of-the art auditorium, just
across the street from the Biltmore Hotel, seats only 285, so
early registration is a must for theatre-lovers. Fee $20.
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Exclusive Pre-Release Screening of Bride and Prejudice
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On
Friday night, conference goers will also have the choice of being taken
by chartered buses to the Chaplin Theatre, on the Raleigh Studios movie
lot in Hollywood,
to attend a pre-release screening of Bride
and Prejudice, arranged
exclusively for attendees by
Miramax. This film is not scheduled to be released until December 25 in
Los Angeles. Bend
it Like Beckham’s
Gurinder Chadha audaciously reinvents P & P as a contemporary
Bollywood musical, in which music, dance & spectacle merge with
love, vanity and social pressures as Chadha transports the comic tale
of
a witty young woman trying to find a suitable husband to a
cross-cultural setting that spans 21st century India, London and LA.
Stars India’s top screen actress Aishwarya Rai and Australian actor
Martin Henderson. Fee $20. |
"Conversation and Lunch with Karen Joy Fowler"
 photo credit Kieran Ridge
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 We are pleased to say that Karen Joy
Fowler, the author
of the best seller "The Jane Austen Book Club," will be speaking and
interacting with her audience during lunch on Saturday between 12:30
and 1:00. Sign up for a box lunch and enjoy yourself!Karen Joy Fowler is the author of two story collections and three novels, the third of which, Sister Noon, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award. Her debut novel Sarah Canary, published in 1991, won the Commonwealth medal for best first novel by a Californian. Her first two novels, Sarah Canary and The Sweetheart Season, were named |
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| Notable Books by The New York Times, and her short story collection, Black Glass, won the World Fantasy Award in 1999. She is the recipient of the 2004 Nebula Award for her short story, "What I Didn't See." | ||
Banquet and Regency Ball
“There has been music, singing, talking, laughing, all that was most agreeable.”
 Crystal Ballroom |
The
traditional Saturday night
banquet will be held in the dazzling Crystal Ballroom with its Austrian
crystal chandeliers, balconies and hand-painted thirty-foot ceilings.
After dinner, a row of French doors will be thrown open to the spacious
Tiffany Room, similar to assembly rooms found in many English
towns, which will provide ample
room for |
 Tiffany Room |
| both the Costume Parade and the traditional Regency Ball. Our ball will be presided over by James Hutson, the most highly recommended call for English Country Dance in the Southern California area. He will be accompanied by live musicians. Prepped by attendance at one of our dance lessons—you will be ready to take your place in the set. | ||
