The Friends of Case Memorial Library will commemorate Jane Austen’s 250 birthday on Saturday, Nov. 15 with tea and a presentation.
The Friends will offer an array of assorted refreshments to enjoy with tea. Patrons are asked to bring along their teacup of choice in which to savor a brew.
Following the tea, patrons can stay for a presentation about the Regency era, the time in which Austen lived and which enlivened her imagination. Presenter Christina Volpe is well versed in this time period. Volpe is curator and site administrator of the Barnes Museum in Southington. For her talk, Volpe will have on hand artifacts from the Barnes Museum collection that will help illustrate Austen’s world.
Volpe also wears a period costume to further enhance her discussion. In order to give her audience perspective, Volpe will give a glimpse into what life looked like in America during the same period.
Austen completed only six novels during her brief lifetime; she never married, and she died at the relatively young age of 41.
Yet she has captured the hearts and minds of millions of people around the world for the past 250 years.
This is the first of several events being offered by the library that lead up to Austen’s birthday anniversary on Dec. 16. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register at casememoriallibrary.org or call 203-891-2170.