We are planning a variety of activities, generally on the fourth Saturday of the month.
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- March 28, 9:30 a.m. garden walk; 11 a.m. picnic lunch — Lili‘uokalani Botanical Garden
Explore native Hawaiian plants with our resident expert Larry Abbott and brown bag at Queen Liliu‘okalani’s favorite picnic spot. Learn more - April 25, 2 p.m. — Reading Group discussion: Jane Austen’s Bookshelf
Discover our favorite author’s favorite authors in this new work by rare book specialist Rebecca Romney exploring the women writers who influenced Jane Austen. Learn more - May 23, 2 p.m. – Musical Persuasion
We will discuss Persuasion, with particular focus on the role of music in the novel, then listen to music that Jane Austen mentions in her writing over tea. Brunch at Chawton: A Jane Austen Musicale is JASNA Annual General Meeting encore video presentation featuring Soprano Josephine Stoppelenburg and conductor and pianist Stephen Alltop. Learn more. - June 27, 2 p.m. – Reading Group discussion: The Austen Affair
This 2025 rom-com time travel debut novel by Madeline Bell has been called “delightfully clever and riotously funny.” Let’s see if we agree. - July 25, 9 a.m. – Wahiawa Botanical Garden
Enjoy the shade as we explore this hidden gem. - August 22, 2 p.m. – Whatʻs the Deal? A Card Party!
Play Backgammon or Whist — games of the Regency Era — or try your hand at the Jane Austen-inspired role playing board Game Enchantment at the ‘Aina Haina Library, 5246 Kalanianaole Highway. - September 26, 2 p.m. – Sense and Sensibility, book discussion via Zoom.
- October 24, 2 p.m. – Sense and Sensibililty, group movie outing to see the new film adaptation. (Details TBD)
- December 5, 2 p.m. – Jane Austen’s Birthday Ball (Details TBD)