Welcome to Getting Local With Jane, our weekly or so roundup of local events of interest to Jane Austen enthusiasts. If your local region doesn’t appear in this post, keep checking back, for one week you might find something close to home (or interesting enough to travel for!)

The spring season is approaching for JASNA. Be sure to check out your local region’s upcoming events. Some regions allow non-members to attend a meeting as a guest, after which you’ll be sure to join and become a full member! (Note: not all regional events are listed on that page–click through to the region information for your local website or contact information.)

February 23-March 16, 2009 (Monday nights only), Watertown, New York: Audacious Austen at Jefferson Community College – a noncredit workshop studying three of Jane Austen’s novels, and the cost is extremely modest. Thanks to Alert Janeite Amy P. for the information.

April 19, 2009, Gainesville, Florida: “Splendor in the Park with Jane Austen,” a Regency-themed garden party fundraiser held by the University of Florida School of Theater and Dance in conjunction with their spring production of Pride and Prejudice (see below).

April 10-19, 2009, Gainesville, Florida: The University of Florida School of Theater and Dance presents Jon Jory’s stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Tickets are $11-15; call the school for information.