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The 2026 Cheuse Lecture: “Stories of Sanctuary” with Colm Tóibín

Location Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center, 3740 Blenheim Boulevard, Fairfax, VA
Date Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Duration   2 hours
Link https://cheusecenter.gmu.edu/events/17712
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In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Cheuse Center, join us for this year’s Cheuse Lecture with Irish writer Colm Tóibín, in conversation with German intellectual Malte Herwig. In "Stories of Sanctuary," Tóibín reflects on exile, identity, and what it means to seek, and create, refuge through literature.

Admission is free.

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