Welcome to our weekly feature, Getting Local with Jane, in which we list local events of interest to Janeites. If these events aren’t near you, stay tuned–perhaps someday we’ll have an event in your hometown.

Third and fourth Tuesday of each month, Newmarket, Ontario: A Jane Austen Book Club meets twice each month at Newmarket Public Library.

September 27, 2008, Hamilton, New York: Colgate Bookstore is forming a Jane Austen Discussion Group. This will be the organizing meeting.

October 19, 2008, Concord, Massachusetts: The Concord Festival of Authors will have a piano concert featuring music from Jane Austen’s own collection. Thanks to Alert Janeite Dawn for the link.