Schedule (Subject to change)

Wed Oct 19
11:30 am - 6:00 pmOpen Registration
12:00 pm - 4:00 pmTour: Library of Congress & Folger Shakespeare Library Tour †
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmSpecial Event: Dining with Jane Austen *
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmSpecial Event: Tour and Tea at the National Cathedral, #1 *
2:00 pm - 3:00 pmSpecial Event: Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth: A History of Sugar and Dessert *
2:00 pm - 5:00 pmSpecial Event: Special Visit to Historic Costume Exhibit at the Museum of the Daughters of the American Revolution * (Free, requires timed ticket)
4:00 pm - 4:30 pmPublic Session: JASNA Tours of England
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmPublic Session: JASNA International Visitor Program
6:30 pm - 7:00 pmPublic Session: Introduction to JASNA
6:30 pm - 9:30 pmTour: Illuminated Washington Tour, #1 †
7:00 pm - 8:00 pmPublic Session: Emma’s Pride and Knightley’s Prejudice: Jane Austen’s Comic Genius *
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm* Book Signing: How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare
8:15 pm - 9:00 pmPublic Session: “Will & Jane” Curators’ Talk
Thu Oct 20
8:00 am - 7:30 pmOpen Registration/Emporium
8:00 am - 9:30 amWorkshop: A Very Pretty Workbag, #1 *
8:15 am - 5:30 pmTour: Historical Annapolis Full-Day Tour †
9:00 am - 10:30 amWorkshop: Dance, #1 *
9:45 am - 11:15 amWorkshop: A Very Pretty Workbag, #2 *
10:00 am - 10:45 amSpecial Interest: Jane Austen: The 1817 Bicentenary in England
10:45 am - 12:15 pmWorkshop: Dance, #2 *
10:45 am - 11:45 amSpecial Interest: Emma at 200: Curator’s Virtual Tour
11:30 am - 1:00 pmWorkshop: No-Sew Turbans and Bandeaux, #1 *
12:00 pm - 1:30 pmSpecial Event: “I must leave off being young”: Jane Austen in 1816 (Luncheon and Lecture/Performance) *
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmSpecial Interest: Jane Austen’s Birthplace
1:45 pm - 3:15 pmWorkshop: Dance, #3 *
1:45 pm - 3:15 pmWorkshop: Dance, #3 *
2:45 pm - 4:15 pmRC Training Forum
4:15 pm - 5:15 pmSpecial Interest: The Making of Cozy Classics: Abridging Emma in Twelve Words and Twelve Images
4:30 pm - 10:00 pmSpecial Event: Mount Vernon Evening Dinner and Tour *
5:00 pm - 6:30 pmWorkshop: Elegant Cards for Every Occasion, #1 *
5:00 pm - 6:30 pmWorkshop: Dance, #4 *
5:30 pm - 6:30 pmBreakout Speaker A/V practice session
6:30 pm - 9:30 pmTour: Illuminated Washington Tour, #1 †
7:45 pm - 9:00 pmSpecial Event: “Emma is Presented in Washington City” Play *
Fri Oct 21
8:00 am - 7:00 pmOpen Registration/Emporium
8:00 am - 1:00 pmMuseum Morning
8:00 am - 10:00 amJASNA Board Meeting
8:30 am - 9:30 amSpecial Interest: Jane Austen House Museum Show & Tell
8:30 am - 10:00 amWorkshop: Elegant Cards for Every Occasion, #2 *
10:30 am - 12:00 pmRegional Coordinators’ Business Meeting
10:30 am - 12:00 pmWorkshop: Dance, #5 *
10:30 am - 11:00 amSpecial Interest: Orientation for AGM First-Timers
11:00 am - 12:00 pmSpecial Interest: Jane Austen, the Prince Regent, and James Stanier Clarke
1:00 pm - 1:15 pmOpening of AGM: Welcome
1:15 pm - 2:30 pmPlenary Speaker: Dr. Bharat Tandon
2:45 pm - 3:45 pmBreakout Session A
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmBreakout Session B
6:30 pm - 9:30 pmTour: Illuminated Washington Tour, #2 †
7:00 pm - 8:00 pmSpecial Interest: Jane Austen’s Quilt
8:15 pm - 9:45 pmSpecial Event: Ensemble Musica Humana presents A Salon Concert at Hartfield *
Sat Oct 22
8:00 am - 9:00 amContinental Breakfast for Attendees and Companions
8:00 am - 5:00 pmInformation Desk/Emporium
9:00 am - 10:30 amPlenary: Dr. Susan Allen Ford
10:45 am - 11:45 amBreakout Session C
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmBreakout Session D
2:45 pm - 3:30 pmU.S. JASNA Business Meeting
3:00 pm - 4:30 pmWorkshop: No-Sew Turbans and Bandeaux, #2 *
3:30 pm - 4:15 pmCanada JASNA Business Meeting
5:30 pm - 6:30 pmSocial Hour/Cash Bar
6:30 pm - 8:00 pmBanquet
8:00 pm - 11:45 amPromenade and Regency Ball
8:15 pm - 9:30 pmSpecial Interest: “One cannot have too large a party”: Jane Austen Appreciation Around the World Panel Discussion
8:15 pm - 11:45 pmSpecial Interest: Cards and Backgammon Room
Sun Oct 23
8:00 am - 9:30 amBook Signing by Participating AGM Speakers
9:45 am - 12:45 pmBrunch & Plenary Speaker: Dr. Juliette Wells
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmTour: Step Back in Time: Historic Alexandria Tour †
2:00 pm - 5:00 pmSpecial Event: Play and Reception: Sense and Sensibility at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre *
Mon Oct 24
8:15 am - 6:30 pmTour: Baltimore and Environs: History, Art, and Literature Full-Day Tour †
8:30 am - 1:00 pmTour: Magic of Mount Vernon †
9:00 am - 11:30 amSpecial Event: Tour and Tea at Dumbarton House *
Tue Oct 25
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmSpecial Event: Tour and Tea at the National Cathedral, #2 *

 

* - Ticketed Event; Attendees must register and pre-pay for these events on their AGM Registration.
† - Tour; Registration for Tours must be made with the tour company, Hosts DC.