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Jane Austen lovers ring in the author’s 250th birthday with a suburban Regency ball, YouTube-inspired gowns and orange cheesecake
Published 4 months ago
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It is a truth universally acknowledged… that a single fan of the novelist Jane Austen… must be in want of a way to celebrate her 250th birthday.
Well, WBEZ producer Lauren Frost is one of those fans.
She found events celebrating the British author all over the Chicago region this week…
But perhaps the most grand was a Regency ball – complete with a string quartet, historical snacks, and dancers in gowns stitched from YouTube tutorials.
HOST: LANE