Mother's Day Tea with Jane Austen

It was an afternoon of Victorian wit, charm, and tea at the historic Essex House of the . The third annual was a delight for women and young girls of all ages as the honorable author Jane Austen played by Mary Burkin, and her brother Henry Austen, played by Russell Edge, recited passages of Austen classics such as Sense and Sensibility and Emma.

"In all the years that I have worked in the libraries, I have never met anyone, female or male, if they are willing to admit it, who did not like, if not love Jane Austen. Her portraits of human nature are spot on and her themes are universal and timeless," said Stephanie Vitale, library technition of the Sierra Madre Library and publicist for the event.

After the performance, tea, sandwiches, fruit and sweets were served and enjoyed. Rosemary Morabito, President of the Sierra Madre Woman's Club, expressed much gratitude to the members of the club for their hard work in kitchen, and also to all participants for their support.

Jane Austen fans will get a chance to meet Laurie Viera Rigler, author of Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict and Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict at the Sierra Madre Library on May 21st at 2:00 p.m.