All Upcoming Events

The 2026 Year of Cheuse

Stay tuned for an amazing line up of writers, and thinkers from across the world, including Colm Tóibín, on Thursday April 23 2026, and a packed...

The Tenth Anniversary Festival

The Cheuse Center Presents events in Washington and Virginia with Colm Tóibín, Malte Herwig, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, with inspiration from Alan...

The 2026 Cheuse Lecture: Stories of Sanctuary by Colm Tóibín

Stories of Sanctuary: the 2026 Cheuse Lecture will be delivered by Irish writer Colm Tóibín, followed by a conversation with German writer and...

Film Premier: The Girl with Golden Hair. A lost photo and the long shadow of the Holocaust

The new documentary, "The Girl with Golden Hair. A lost photo and the long shadow of the Holocaust", or "Das Mädchen mit den Goldhaaren. Eine...

Bringing them home

The Cheuse Center Presents: Bringing them home: a public art event on place, histories, and tenderness: Meditations, walks, literature, public art...

In the Writers’ Studio: the Critic. Featuring Ron Charles, Michael Dirda, Sean Murphy, Holly Smith

On May 14th, 2026, the series will be feature Michael Dirda, Ron Charles and Sean Murphy.

In the Writers’ Studio: a complete life with Elena Delbanco & Nicholas Delbanco

In December 2026 (date to be confirmed) the series will be close with a craft chat with the Delbancos. The studio will also feature Kris O'Shee...

In the Writers’ Studio: on writing

In September 2026 the series will be close with a chat on writing fiction. The studio also features Alan Cheuse’s students, writers Britany...