Jane Austen Festival

Jane Austen comes to Callaway Winery!!

 
December 17th Callaway will be hosting Austen Tea, Tapas, & Wine. In celebration of Jane Austen’s birthday, Christmas, the 200th Anniversary of Pride & Prejudice and the kick off of the opening of The Classical Theater Series Season 2012, Inland Valley Conservatory is pleased to announce the “Regency Period Tea”.
We begin at 11:00am with an exhibition by Mission Hills Croquet Club. You can learn to play if you like and watch their top level player demonstrate his amazing tricks. This is not your backyard game folks! Our delightful hosts, Callaway Winery are serving up a Regency inspired menu, paired with their award winning wines. Special Guest Speaker, Doctor Laura Brodian Freas, founder of the Regency Society in San Francisco Bay Area will provide a lecture and rousing session of Regency Ballroom Dance in the beautiful Barrel Room. Dancers of all levels are welcome. There will also be a reproduction of Jane Austen’s Regency clothing as illustrated in the Friendship Book/Album of James Stanier Clarke on display. Shhhh! Unconfirmed rumors suggest that Jane Austen herself may be among the many guests in attendance!

Get your tickets at Callaway or Inland Valley Conservatory (951) 696-9800, $45 for the event from 11:00am to 2:00pm (wine is an additional cost).

Following this event there is a special matinee of “Every Christmas Story Ever Told” at 3:00pm! Performance by Shakespeare In the Vines. Tickets are available at SITV.org for the matinee.

This will be the event of the year, please get your tickets soon as possible! It looks like a sell out, and we do not want you to miss out.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please call Denise Walker at 951-696-9800