Pride and Prejudice - Community Events

Thank you to everyone who participated in the great number of programs and events during the 2013 celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the publication of Pride & Prejudice!

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Published in 1813, this year marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, one of the most acclaimed and still strikingly modern works of world literature. Austen is famous for her exploration of manners and morals, relationships and disappointments, parents and children. This classic romantic comedy is the sparkling tale of the Bennets, a family blessed with five daughters and a mother desperate to marry them off. The tempestuous pairing of the witty, independent Elizabeth, and the arrogant but honorable suitor, Mr. Darcy, sets the standard for all great couples of the stage and screen.

Auburn Library Meeting Room

Saturday,
March 9, 2013
2:00 - 3:30 pm

The amazing musical group The Bushwick Book Club performs original musical creations based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Throughout the city you'll find large scale book covers on display.

Look for them at:
Auburn Library
Muckleshoot Library
Algona Library
Auburn Avenue Theater
C Street Fields
Green River Community College Library

Auburn Senior Center

Sunday,
March 10, 2013
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Jane Austen "Regency-Style Afternoon Tea". Enjoy a traditional English-style tea with scones and Devonshire cream. 

Free, but registration required - space limited. Online registration available here Please call the Auburn Library for details, 253-931-3018

Sponsored by Friends of the Auburn Library and the Puget Sound Chapter of the Jane Austen Society

Auburn Library Meeting Room

Pride and Prejudice (2005), starring Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen.
Saturday, February 2, 2013 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Pride and Prejudice (1940), starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier.
Saturday, February 9, 2013 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm.

Sense and Sensibility (1995), starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, and Hugh Grant.
Saturday, February 23, 2013 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm.

Mansfield Park (1999), starring Francis O'Conner, and Johnny Lee Miller.
Saturday, March 2, 2013 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm.

Auburn Library Meeting Room

Auburn Reads! Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen.
Join us for an informal discussion of Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen.  Please pick up a copy of the book at the Auburn Library starting January 21, 2013.  Attend as many discussions as you like, whether you've finished the book or not.

• Friday, February 15, 2013 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
• Friday, February 22, 2013 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Monday, February 25, 2013 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
• Thursday, March 7, 2013 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Auburn Library Meeting Room

Austen on Love: Domestic Felicity, Prejudice, and Wood Houses:  Valentine's Day
Presented by Kirsten Higgins, English Faculty, GRCC.
Thursday, February 14, 2013 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm.

George, Profligate Prince of the Regency
Presented by Charlene Kern, Puget Sound Chapter of the Jane Austen Society.
Saturday, February 16, 2013 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm.

A Return to Civility: What We Learn From Reading Jane Austen
Presented by Hank Galmish, English Faculty, GRCC
Thursday, February 21, 2013 from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm.

Life aboard Naval Vessels of the Regency Period.
Presented by Carolee ­­­­Ralph-Jones, Dan Ledesma and Elaine Weeks, members of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Jane Austen Society.
Monday, March 4, 2013 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm