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Very recently I became a dues paying member of the Jane Austen Society of North America (Greater Phoenix Region), because...of course I did. Firstly-because I've adored Jane Austen since I was in my early 20s and discovered Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice; and Secondly-there are tentative plans in the works to attend the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England next year to celebrate my best friend's 40th birthday. Apparently members get priority bookings and advanced notice of these kinds of things, and it just made sense from a scheduling standpoint. Thirdly, as my best friend had moved out to the west Texas town of El Paso nearly two years ago, I needed to get out and socialize more. I was starting to stagnate because I refused to leave my comfort zone. I've only been to two events so far, but let me tell you, I've enjoyed them immensely! This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend "An Afternoon* in the Drawing Room" presented by Salonniéres. It was a Baroque-Classical themed musicale, with songs curated from and inspired by Jane Austen's life, works, and subsequent movie adaptations. The highlight of the evening, aside from the absolutely delicious glittery confection that was horribly misnomered as merely "a cupcake", was, well...everything. Salonniéres opened with the Main Theme from Pride and Prejudice (1995) and closed with a lively original musical arrangement and song about the men of Jane Austen's novels. In between music from the films, there were pieces from Mozart, Pleyel, Handel, and Beethoven along with a couple of Scotch and Irish airs thrown in for good measure (as they were quite popular during the Regency).
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