The Cheuse Lecture with Colm Tóibín and Malte Herwig

Next date: Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 07:00 PM

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Join acclaimed Irish writer Colm Tóibín for the 2026 Cheuse Anniversary Lecture of Ideas, "Stories of Sanctuary." Drawing on his novel The Magician — a portrait of German writer Thomas Mann and his escape from Europe during World War II — Tóibín explores stories of refuge and the unlikely forces that keep ideas alive across borders. A conversation with German writer and interviewer Malte Herwig follows. 

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Sponsored by the Cheuse Center, City of Fairfax, Arts Fairfax, FCPL, Solasnua, Goethe-Institut, and Mason Exhibitions.

 

When

  • Thursday, April 23, 2026 | 07:00 PM

Location

Stacy C. Sherwood Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA, 22030, View Map

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