Here are the plans for 2026 so far – Mark your calendars – Hope you can join us!

1. January 25, 2026, 2:00 pm: Kate Hamil’s Sense and Sensibility at the Dock Street Theatre, Charleston

We are sitting in rows N and O in orchestra right.
You can purchase tickets here: https://charlestonstage.com/shows-and-tickets/sense-and-sensibility

Hope to see you there!

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2. February 14, 2026: 1:00 pm: Special tour of the Gibbes Museum, Charleston at 1 p.m.

Director of Education and Programs Becca Hiester will be leading this private tour, focusing on British connections throughout the gallery. She gave this tour virtually for the Royal Oak Foundation in December:

British Connections in the Gibbes Collection, Charleston S.C.

The Gibbes Museum of Art, located in the heart of Charleston, South Carolina, contains a premier collection of over 10,000 art objects. While its works primarily focus on American Southern art connected to Charleston, many objects have British connections. Housed in a stunning Beaux Arts-style building, the museum offers a rich window into the region’s history as a major British colony, where Charlestonians commissioned portraits and collected works painted by English artists. Becca Hiester, Gibbes Director of Education and Programs, will give us a private tour exploring the museum’s transatlantic connections, with a special look at British-American artist Benjamin West. West, born in Pennsylvania, rose to prominence while in 18th-century London. He earned the nickname “American Raphael” and attracted the attention of patrons such as King George III. In 1772, he was appointed Historical Painter to the King, and later became President of the Royal Academy. Becca will explore West’s work and describe the artist’s connections to wealthy Charlestonians. Finally, she will explain how British art found its home in the Gibbes Collection.

Please RSVP to Kalee if you can join us: jasnasouthcarolina@gmail.com

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3. March 14, 2026: 1:00 pm: Bluffton Library

“Trekking with Jane: A Travelogue of Southern England in Austen’s Footsteps”

Winchester Cathedral

Join Deb Barnum as she recounts her May 2025 trip with JASNA as they toured the Homes and Haunts of Jane Austen. We will visit Steventon where she was born, Bath where she lived for five years, Chawton where she wrote her novels, Winchester where she died, and all the places in-between, including the places she visited in London.

At the Bluffton Library, light refreshments served. Details forthcoming.

Please join us when you can!

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