Looking to add a little elegance to your life? How about some sly wit? Few of us ever get enough of that.

Join up with the Jane Austen Society of Northern California for all these things and more. The group holds a quarterly meeting in San Francisco to discuss Austen's life and works, as well as the historical context in which she wrote.

Also, this is kind of a side note, but the website has an outstanding, charming little color scheme. Periwinkle! I could stare at that color all day.