Dec 14

JASNA Southwest’s December 2024 Holiday Meeting

The event features two speakers, Dr. Lidia Chang of Colorado College and Dr. Regulus Allen of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. We will have a buffet continental breakfast and a plated lunch. After lunch, attendees will have the opportunity to play the Regency card game Speculation featured in Mansfield Park. The event also features a Holiday Emporium and Opportunity Baskets.

Whittier College Memorial Chapel
13406 Philadelphia St, Whittier, CA 90601
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Dec 14, 2024 09:00am - Dec 14, 2024 03:00pm

REGISTER NOW FOR

“FRIVOLOUS DIVERSIONS:

MUSIC & CARD GAMES IN JANE AUSTEN’S TIME”

PRESENTATIONS

Dr. Lidia Chang

“Frivolity, Foppery and Frank Churchill: The Dangers of Male Music-Making”

In Austen’s England, music-making was an activity rich in social meaning. However, as a multifaceted performance of one’s social class, nationality and gender, music-making had to be managed carefully. Austen’s novels offer a valuable window into the restrictive musical culture of Georgian England, revealing nuances about how different kinds of people were allowed to engage with music.

Dr. Regulus Allen

“Card Playing in Jane Austen’s World”

Drawing on historical and biographical materials, Dr. Allen will discuss why card playing was such an important pastime in Regency England and for Austen’s family. The talk will analyze how Austen chose particular games to illustrate her novels’ themes. Dr. Allen will pay special attention to Austen’s favorite card game, Speculation, featured in Mansfield Park, and she will teach attendees how to play this exciting round game

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Registration Check-in and Continental Breakfast 9:00 am

Holiday Emporium 9:00 - 10:00 am

Program and Lunch 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Emporium Shopping continues during our Lunch Hour

REGISTRATION FEES

Continental Breakfast and Plated Lunch included

$75 JASNA Members

$85 Nonmembers & Guests of Members

$60 Students with ID

Print a paper form to mail with a check

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

November 24, 2024

No refunds possible after November 24

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Continental Breakfast

Freshly baked Muffins, Assorted Danish, Fresh Fruit platter, Brooklyn Bagels with cream cheese;

Coffee (regular and decaf), Hot Water with assorted teas, and Orange Juice

*Please advise if you require a gluten-free breakfast option*

Plated Lunch

Choose one entree

Herb-grilled Chicken with lemon butter caper sauce
Baked Salmon with vodka pepper cream fettuccini
Mini-roasted Butternut Squash stuffed with mushroom pilaf,

roasted vine tomato & Meyer lemon,

cracked pepper cream sauce (coconut cream base) *VEGAN*

Each entree includes Chef’s Salad, Wild Rice Pilaf & Roasted Vegetables,

Bread rolls & butter; Water & Iced Tea; Dessert

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CAPTIONING

Captioning will be provided by Zoom. We endeavor to provide captioning on the largest screen available. However, due to the audio visual limitations of each venue, captioning may appear on a smaller monitor on a reserved table closest to the speaker.

PARKING

Whittier College Memorial Chapel is #4 on the campus map. It is located at 13406 Philadelphia Street, Whittier 90602. From Painter Avenue, turn into Philadelphia Street westbound. The parking lot is located at the second driveway on your left. Parking is also available at any other parking lot for weekend guests as well as street parking on the right side of Philadelphia Street.

WHITTIER COLLEGE CAMPUS MAP

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UPDATED COVID PROTOCOLS FOR IN-PERSON MEETINGS

JASNA Southwest is committed to protecting all members and guests attending our meetings and we ask all attendees to do their part to safeguard their own health and that of others. Following long-term guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we strongly urge all members attending our meetings to be up-to-date on COVID vaccines/boosters and to take appropriate precautions.

While we are not mandating vaccines at the time of registration, COVID surges are unpredictable. JASNA Southwest reserves the right to modify its COVID-related policies and procedures at its sole discretion at any time. Such changes could include, as appropriate, institution of a requirement for proof of vaccination/booster, required use of face coverings, special measures for unvaccinated registrants, testing, and/or other provisions recommended by governmental or health authorities. Registrants will be informed of any such changes via email and postings on our website jasnasw.com.

As a condition of registration, registrants must acknowledge understanding of the COVID policy; agree to comply with all applicable COVID-related federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidance and follow the protocols required by JASNA Southwest and/or the meeting venues; and acknowledge that JASNA Southwest cannot guarantee that attendees will not be exposed to or contract COVID while attending our meetings.

Please stay home if you are ill. If you or someone in your group doesn’t feel well and/or has exhibited symptoms of COVID in the previous 10 days, we ask that you not attend.

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PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES

Lidia Chang

Lidia Chang is an Assistant Professor of Music at Colorado College. A flutist and musicologist, her work examines the intersection of gender, literature, print culture, organology and music performance practices in Europe during the long eighteenth century. Her current work focuses particularly on the performance of “gentlemanliness” through music praxis in England’s Georgian era, studying the complicated nexus of class, gender and nationality within that musical culture. Her other scholarly work is concerned with the gendering power of musical instruments, as well as questions of aesthetics, sound ideals, technology, reception history and historical performance practices that influenced musical styles. A versatile musician and well-rounded scholar, Lidia Chang double majored in Flute Performance and Music History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She went on to earn a Master’s in Historical Performance on the Baroque flute at McGill’s Schulich School of Music, a second Master’s in Historical Musicology at the University of Massachusetts, and a PhD in Musicology from the City University of New York.

Regulus Allen

Regulus Allen is an Associate Professor of English at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She specializes in British literature of the long eighteenth century and African American literature. She regularly teaches a seminar on Austen Fiction and Film for Cal Poly, and she spoke on this topic for our JASNA Southwest region in December 2017. She served as a JASNA Traveling Lecturer in 2019. She has presented on card playing in Austen’s novels at conferences for the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) and the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (BSECS). She has published an article “Speculation in Mansfield Park” for the Modern Language Association’s volume Approaches to Teaching Austen’s Mansfield Park (2014). She has discussed the card game Speculation for the podcast The Thing About Austen in 2023.

Calling All Craft Vendors and Local Authors!

We invite you to be a part of our holiday emporium at the December in-person meeting at the Whittier College Memorial Chapel. Local artisans can apply to sell their handmade goods such as jewelry, crocheted and knitted goods, ceramics, wall art, dolls, aprons, candles, lotions. Local authors are also encouraged to sell their own books and sign them at the event. Keep in mind that this is a family-friendly event, and all merchandise must be appropriate. Vendors must also purchase a ticket to attend the in-person meeting.

VENDOR APPLICATION

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JASNA COMMUNITY GUIDELINES AND

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT

JASNA is enriched and strengthened by the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and opinions of our membership. As JASNA members, we have a shared responsibility for creating a welcoming, safe, and productive environment for everyone participating in our programs and on our digital platforms. We expect all of our members to abide by JASNA’S Community Guidelines: https://jasna.org/about/jasna-community-guidelines/

Diversity and Inclusion Statement: To fulfill JASNA’s mission of fostering among the widest number of readers the study, appreciation, and understanding of Jane Austen’s works, her life, and her genius, JASNA strives to ensure that all people are welcome and feel valued in its meetings, events, and community spaces. JASNA is committed to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Society. There is no place in JASNA for discrimination or exclusion, including on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, ability, appearance, or education.

Registering for this event signifies acceptance of JASNA Southwest’s COVID policy and Community Guidelines and acknowledgment that failure to comply with either will result in being barred from attendance without refund.

MEMBERSHIP RATES

Please note that only JASNA members (not guests) are eligible for the JASNA membership rate. You are welcome to register guests at the non-member rate, and people who are not members of JASNA may join us at that rate. In order to take advantage of the student rate, you must show student ID upon arrival.

Not a current member? Why not join/renew (Join JASNA) now and enjoy our discounted member rate for the next full year?

PLEASE CONSIDER A GIFT TO JASNA SOUTHWEST

Registration fees do not cover the full cost of our programs. Please consider making a donation to your registration. Your generosity makes a meaningful difference in reducing the cost of future events. Thank you!

JASNA qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Your dues and additional donations are therefore deductible for federal income tax purposes to the full extent of the law.

If you would like to make a donation by mail, please make your check payable to JASNA Southwest and send to:

JASNA Southwest

Attention: Maryann Pelensky

P.O. Box 6304

Laguna Niguel, CA 92607

Jane Austen Society of North America, Southwest | PO Box 6304 | Laguna Niguel, CA 92607 US

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