

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: “In America, the Law is King”: Considering Thomas Paine’s Common Sense at 250
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: On the 250th anniversary of Common Sense, join the Stowe Center for Literary Activism for an evening of shared reading, conversation, and civic reflection.

Together, we will revisit Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet, read selected excerpts, and explore its enduring declaration that “In America, the Law is King.” With scholars and community leaders, we will draw throughlines between Common Sense’s anti-monarchical message and present-day challenges to democracy—and consider what action looks like now.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hartford/in-america-the-law-is-king-considering-thomas-paine’s-common-sense-at-250/200029754029011
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://stowecenter.org/event/common-sense/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=hartford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Hartford
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 77 Forest St, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06105
- **lat**: 41.76682
- **long**: -72.70035
- **full address**: 77 Forest St, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06105

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Stowe Center for Literary Activism (https://allevents.in/org/stowe-center-for-literary-activism/24889578)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 77 Forest St, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06105
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Stowe Center for Literary Activism
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about “In America, the Law is King”: Considering Thomas Paine’s Common Sense at 250 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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