The next Jane Austen Evening will be Saturday, January 26th, 2013, not on January 19th, 2013, as previous announced. It will be held at the Pasadena Masonic Lodge in Pasadena, California (Directions).

These dances are in the style of the English Country Dance tradition.

This is the proposed set list for the ball, which is subject to change without notice.

* Childegrove (Easy)
* The Queen's Birthday (Intermediate)
* Prince William (Advanced)
* Comical Fellow (Easy)
* Dover Pier (Easy)

* Lasses of Portsmouth (Easy/Intermediate)
* The Rakes of Rochester (Easy)
* The Fandango (Advanced)
* A Waltz

* Selina (Easy)
* The Disbanded Officer (Easy)
* Mr. Beveridge's Maggott (Advanced)
* Irish Lamentation (Easy/Intermediate)

* The Spaniard (Easy)
* Mount Hills (Easy/Intermediate)
* Wakefield Hunts (Advanced)
* The Duke of Kent's Waltz (Easy)
* Sir Roger de Coverly (Easy)

---------------------------]]> http://janeaustenevening.org/2010/09/the_austen_evenging_flicker_ga.html http://janeaustenevening.org/2010/09/the_austen_evenging_flicker_ga.html Austen Evening Images Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:46:25 -0800 Clothing from the lifetime of Jane Austen (1774-1817) is encouraged, but not required. This means that anything from the period of the American Revolution, through the French Revolution, and the Regency/Empire/Federalist/Napoleonic Wars era is welcome.

While we ask that you wear something presentable, costumes of all social classes are invited and military uniforms of all nations, including the French and the Americans, are welcome. If a gentleman should arrive in a uniform, we will not be so ungenteel as to inquire if he is the enemy.

But, if you lack period attire, this should not dissuade you from attending. Feel free to wear modern formal wear or Victorian formal wear, if that is all you possess. Formal wear of some sort is required.

We don't endorse any specific costume sales or rental company.

View the Jane Austen Evening Flickr Gallery for pictures from past balls

Some examples of Regency Clothing

The Locke-Noble Tea Company will prepare and serve:

A Tasty Assortment of Teas,
A Variety of Delicious Sandwiches,
A Hearty Winter Soup,
A Steamy Cottage Pie,
Regency Macaroni and Cheese,
and A Delightful Selection of Desserts to Satisfy any Palette.

Information for the 2013 Dance Classes will be posted in the Fall of 2012.

The most reliable parking is the Sheraton/Convention Center lot on the West side of Euclid St. It is open all night.

There are other lots, and some street parking available, but read signs carefully and be sure, if you park in a structure, to confirm that they will be open late enough. You don't want your car to be locked in overnight.