Jane Austen Literary Festival

The Old Mandeville Jane Austen Literary Festival enters its tenth year in 2018, celebrating its mission "to foster the fine art of letter writing." And who couldn't use a reminder about the virtues of pen to paper, in this age of emails, texting, and pesky auto-correct? The Perfect Love Letter competition will return, as will scores of other activities, plus a Regency Reception complete with cakes, teas, champagne, and social play. All festival-goers are encouraged to dress in Regency-Victorian-era English attire for the weekend. Multiple venues in Mandeville; stay tuned at janeaustenfestival.org.