JASP 2025
Program of Events

Unless noted, locations are at the NC History Center at Tryon Palace, New Bern, NC.
Times and locations subject to change.

Thursday, June 19

7:00-9:00 Breakfast at DoubleTree Hotel.      
 
9:30-10:00 Trolley runs back and forth from DoubleTree to History Center for those who need assistance
 
9:00-10:00 Meeting for presenters, mandatory for graduate students & discussion leaders (Cullman Hall)
 
10:00-2:00 Conference registration and check-in (Side of Maddox Hall by entrance)
 
10:00-5:00 Emporium open; Costume Rental begins (Gateway Gallery)

10:00-12:00 Teacher Forum 1 with Caitlin Donovan, “Beneath the bonnet: Building context for Austen’s world through material culture” (Cullman Hall)

10:15-11:15 "Stitch a sprigged pocket handkerchief" Embroidery Workshop with Jennie Batchelor (Hunt Board Room) (requires add-on ticket)

10:30-12:30 Tryon Palace Tours at 10:30, 11, 11:30, and 12 (advanced registration required). Meet at the Front Door of Tryon Palace 5 minutes before your scheduled tour.
 
11:30-2:00 Lunch on your own (boxed lunch or many options in downtown New Bern, eg. Lawson’s, Front Street Fish, or Blackbeard's) 

1:00-2:00 JASP+ Welcome (Only for teachers participating in the JA for Teachers program.) (Hunt Board Room)

2:00-2:30 Welcome with Inger Brodey, Sarah Schaefer Walton, and Eric Bontempo (Cullman Hall) 

2:30-3:30 Plenary Lecture 1: "To Knit Bone and Home: How Women's Household Books Shaped Communities in the Regency Era" with Anna Cory Neill (Cullman Hall)

3:30-5:00 Trolley to DoubleTree Hotel runs for those who need assistance
 
3:45-5:30 Optional Self-Directed Walking Tours (no ticket needed)

3:45-4:45 Dance Practice 1 "101 for Beginners" with Mr. Steplively, Dancemaster; option to stay longer if desired (Tent)
 
5:30-6:30 Meet and Greet + Icebreaker Games ; music by the Craven Consort; games hosted by Breckyn Wood (Deck at DoubleTree Hotel)
 
7:00-9:00 Banquet & lecture (DoubleTree Hotel, Grand Ballroom); "The War at Home" with Erin Mackie
 
Friday, June 20

7:00-8:30 Breakfast at DoubleTree Hotel
 
8:15-8:45 Trolley runs to History Center for those who need assistance
 
9:00-6:00 Emporium open. Costume Rental (Gateway Gallery)

9:00-9:15 Context Corner 1: Sense, Sensibility, and Sisters with Emma Zuder (Cullman Hall)
 
9:30-10:30 Plenary Lecture 2: "The Constitutional Safeguard of a Flannel Waistcoat": Sense and Sensibility and the Government of the Self" with Sarah Marsh (Cullman Hall)
 
10:30-11:00 Elevenses (Maddox Hall)
 
10:45-12:45 Optional Trolley Tour (no walking required: pick up and drop off at from door of NC Museum--our conference location) (add-on ticket required)

11:00-1:00 Tryon Palace Tours at 11, 11:30, 12, and 12:30 (advanced registration required). Meet at the Front Door of Tryon Palace 5 minutes before your scheduled tour.

11:00-12:30 Walking Tour (no ticket needed) OR Advanced Dance class with Mr Steplively: authentic Scottish dance footwork to use at the Ball (Maddox Hall)
 
12:30-2:30 Your choice of Activity 
·       Lunch on your own- boxed lunch or local restaurant (eg. Lawson’s, Front Street Fish, or Blackbeard's) 
·       Teachers Scholarship Awardees' & Essay Contest Winners' Lunch (Lawsons on the Creek)
·       Embroidery Workshop "Stitch the Perfect Regency Pincushion"  (we recommend those who participate purchase a Boxed Lunch) (requires add-on ticket) (Hunt Board Room)
 
2:30-3:30 Plenary Lecture 3: "The Jane Austen Playlist: Sense and Sensibility in Song." Lecture and Performance by Laura Klein (Cullman Hall)

3:30-3:45 Context Corner 2: Inheritance Law with Meredith Dishmon (Cullman Hall)

4:00-5:00 Context Response Discussion Session 1 and 2 (Cullman Hall, Patio, BoardRoom, and Gateway Gallery)
 
5:15-6:15 Dance Practice 2 with Mr. Steplively (Maddox Hall); option to stay longer if desired
 
5:15-6:30 Trolley runs between History Center and DoubleTree for those who need assistance

6:00-8:00 Dinner on your own
 
8:00-8:45 Theatricals: "Hamlet" and "Sense and Sensibility," followed by Q and A with the playwright (Adam McCune) and players (DoubleTree Hotel)

8:45-11:00 Movie Screening: Sense and Sensibility, the Musical, introduced by Lori Mulligan Davis (DoubleTree Hotel)
 

Saturday, June 21

7:00-9:00 Breakfast at DoubleTree Hotel.
 
8:45-9:15 Trolley runs between DoubleTree and NC History Center for those who need assistance
 
9:00-5:00 Emporium open. Costume Rental (Gateway Gallery)

9:30-9:45 Context Corner 3: The East Indies in Sense and Sensibility with Ava Wegerbauer (Cullman Hall) 

10:00-11:00 Context Response Discussion Session 3 (Cullman Hall, Patio, BoardRoom, and Gateway Gallery)

11:00-11:30 Elevenses (Maddox Hall)
 
11:00 Silent Auction Ends (payment and pickup to be completed by 5:00 p.m. today)
 
11:30-12:30 Plenary Lecture 4: "Reading the Americas with Jane Austen" with Susan Allen Ford (Cullman Hall)
 
12:30-2:00
·       Lunch on your own: Boxed Lunch or local restaurant (eg. Lawson’s, Front Street Fish, or Blackbeard's)
·       Book signing (Emporium)
·      Teachers' Forum II with Kathryn Edelstein, "A Matter of Chance: The Illusion of Volition in Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice" (Hunt Board Room)

2:00-3:00 Plenary Lecture 5: '"Much use and more beauty': Transatlantic Domestic Arts in the Era of Jane Austen" with Jennie Batchelor (Cullman Hall)
 
3:00-4:30 Dance Practice 3 with Mr. Steplively, option to stay longer (Maddox Hall)

3:45-4:45 Trolley runs back to Hotel for those who need assistance

3:45-5:00 Optional Outlander-themed Tryon Palace Tour (requires add-on ticket)
 
5:00-7:00 Dinner on your own 
 
6:30-7:00 Trolley runs back to NC History Center for those who need assistance
 
7:00-10:30 Regency Ball (Maddox Hall) AND Regency Card Games (Emporium) with Music by Syllabub

9:45-10:45 Trolley runs back to the DoubleTree hotel for those who need assistance
 
 
Sunday, June 22

7:00-9:00 Breakfast at DoubleTree Hotel
 
8:15-8:45 Trolley runs from DoubleTree to NC History Center for those who need assistance
 
9:00-12:00 Some of Emporium still open; all costumes must be returned by Noon.  

9:00-9:15 Context Corner IV: Scandal and the Fallen Woman with Nellie Downie (Cullman Hall)

9:30-10:15 Context Response Discussion Session 4 (Cullman Hall, Patio, BoardRoom, and Gateway Gallery)
 
10:15-11:00 Rare Book Display by Susan Allen Ford and Inger Brodey (Maddox)

11:00-12:30 Adaptations Panel chaired by Heather King, with Megan Poff, Michelle Taylor, and Lena Yasutake (Cullman Hall)
 
12:30-1:00 Formal Farewell, Leave-taking, Prizes, & Sundry Announcements, including a sneak peek of JASP 2026 (Cullman Hall)

12:45-1:45 Trolley to Commission House and DoubleTree Hotel for those who need assistance
 
2:00 Afternoon Tea with a presentation by the New Bern DAR, Additional Ticket required (Historic Commission House) 
 
4:30-5:00 Trolley runs from Commission House to DoubleTree for those who need assistance