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Program Description
Event Details
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with us on Saturday, December 6 at 2:00 PM! Enjoy a cozy afternoon featuring a screening of Emma (2020), Regency-themed crafts, and cream tea. Adults only, please—and dressing up is encouraged!
Registration encouraged. Please scroll down. Refreshments served.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that 250 years after her birth, the British author Jane Austen remains one of the best known writers of all time. To celebrate the occasion, millions have been donning bonnets and top hats and their Regency best all year long for all manners of Jane Austen festivities worldwide.
Emma (2020)
A wondrous retelling of a timeless literary masterpiece: in Emma, a headstrong, high-spirited, and privileged young woman severely overestimates her matchmaking abilities as she meddles in the romantic lives of people in her small and sleepy English town during the 1800s. Hard-won knowledge about the intricacies of love compels her to reconsider her vow to never marry. Emma (published December 23, 1815) is Jane Austen's fourth novel and the last novel to be published during her lifetime.
Cream Tea
A cream tea is a light meal consisting of tea served with scones, cream, and jam.
Regency-inspired Crafts
Simple embroidery on handkerchiefs and fabric squares, and more!
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