Jane Austen and the Brontes Issue #10 Upcoming Virtual Events for Summer 2024
Jane would unironically have her cat in her Zoom calls
Here is a list of over a dozen virtual talks and presentations on Austen and the Brontes this summer. The events are free or low cost. Check the websites for more details and to register.
May 1 Bronte Parsonage Museum presents, “The Life of Charlotte Bronte - An Introduction” with Susan Newby, Learning Officer for the museum. The event starts at 7 p.m. GMT. It costs £5 ($6.50) and is on Zoom. The event is live and will not be recorded. Visit here for more information and to register. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
May 5 San Diago JASNA presents, “Fashion in in the Time of Jane Austen” presented by Candice Hern. The cost is free and is on Zoom. The event starts at 5 p.m. EST. Visit here to register.
May 9 Jane Austen House is having a virtual book club on "Pride and Prejudice." The event starts at 7 p.m. GMT. The event costs £6.50 ($8). For more information, visit here. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
May 15 Jane Austen & Co present, “Jane Austen’s House Museum and the Brontë Parsonage Museum.” The event is free (pay what you want) and starts at 2:30 p.m. EST. Visit here for more information and to register.
May 15 Bronte Parsonage Museum presents, “Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Bronte - A Friendship” with Libby Tempest, Vice Chair of the Gaskell Society. The event starts at 7 p.m. GMT. It costs £5 ($6.50) and is on Zoom. The event is live and will not be recorded. Visit here for more information and to register. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
May 16 Bronte Parsonage Museum presents, “Charlotte Bronte’s Dark Masterpiece” about Bronte’s final novel, “Villette.” The event starts at 7:30 p.m. GMT. It costs £5 ($6.50) and is on Zoom. The event is live and will not be recorded. Visit here for more information and to register. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
May 17 Jane Austen House present a virtual guided tour. It runs from 7-8pm (GMT) (3 - 4 pm EST) and costs £6.50 ($8). The event is via Zoom. Visit here for more information and to register.
May 18 Jane Austen Society of UK presents, “Charlotte Smith: Author, Poet and Children’s Writer.” The event is free and on Zoom. It begins at 5 p.m. GMT. Visit here for more information and to register. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
May 21 Jane Austen House is having an online talk, “Martha Lloyd - Food and Friendship.” The event starts at 7 p.m. GMT. The event costs £6.50 ($9). For more information, visit here. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
May 22 Bronte Parsonage Museum presents, “Elizabeth Gaskell and Charlotte Bronte - Fame and Fortune” with Anthony Burton from the Gaskell Society and Andrew Stodolny from the Brontë Parsonage Museum. The event starts at 7 p.m. GMT. It costs £5 ($6.50) and is on Zoom. The event is live and will not be recorded. Visit here for more information and to register. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
June 1 JASNA Central Virginia Region present, “A New Jane Austen” with Juliette Wells of Goucher College about her latest book, A New Jane Austen: How America Brought Us the World’s Greatest Novelist. The event is free and runs from 3 pm to 5 pm EST. Per the region, “The presentation will also include a sneak preview of a very exciting Austen exhibition opening in June 2025 at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York, for which Wells is the guest co-curator.
Members wishing to attend should email JASNACENVA@gmail.com by Friday, May 24, 2024, to be added to the attendee list. A Zoom link will be sent prior to the presentation.”
June 13 Jane Austen House is having a virtual book club on "Mansfield Park." The event starts at 7 p.m. GMT. The event costs £6.50 ($8). For more information, visit here. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
June 13 Bronte Parsonage Museum presents, “Branwell and the Anti-hero.” The event starts at 7:30 p.m. GMT. It costs £5 ($6.50) and is on Zoom. The event is live and will not be recorded. Visit here for more information and to register. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
June 26 Jane Austen House present a virtual guided tour. It runs from 7-8pm (GMT) (3 - 4 pm EST) and costs £6.50 ($8). The event is via Zoom. Visit here for more information and to register.
June 26 Bronte Parsonage Museum presents, “Villette vs Ruth: Charlotte Bronte and Elizabeth Gaskell” with The event starts at 7 p.m. GMT. It costs £6 ($8) and is on Zoom. The event is live and will not be recorded. Visit here for more information and to register. (Vist timeanddate.com to confirm time from GMT to your time zone.)
July 13 - 15 Virtual Jane Con is an online Jane Austen event that includes talks from Regency dressing to academic insight into Jane’s world. The event is free and on YouTube. visit virtualjanecon.com for more information.
July 25 - 26 The Jane Austen Society of Aotearoa New Zealand is presenting an online talk, “The Austen Family and the Practice of Foster Care: Exploring the Evidence.” The event is free and starts at 10 p.m. July 25 (2 p.m. July 26 New Zealand Time). Go here to register. (Visit timeanddate.com to confirm time to your time zone.)