# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A Reading of Common Sense
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: February 24, 2026 | 7PM
Caleb Rector House                  

In early 1776, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense helped rapidly shift public opinion toward American independence. First shared aloud in taverns and public spaces, the pamphlet sparked debate and conversation across the colonies. This public reading recreates that original experience, using multiple readers throughout the space to bring Paine’s words to life and explore how his arguments helped persuade Americans to embrace independence during the opening months of the Revolution.

The event will include beer, wine, and refreshments. 

This event is co-sponsored by Loudoun VA250
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/middleburg/a-reading-of-common-sense/200029656794944
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.piedmontheritage.org/events/2026/2/24/readingofcommonsense?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=middleburg-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Middleburg
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1461 Atoka Rd., Marshall, VA, United States, Virginia 20115
- **lat**: 38.97556
- **long**: -77.8088
- **full address**: 1461 Atoka Rd., Marshall, VA, United States, Virginia 20115, 1461 Rector's Ln, Marshall, VA 20115-3504, United States, Middleburg

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association (https://allevents.in/org/the-virginia-piedmont-heritage-area-association/21732589)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1461 Atoka Rd., Marshall, VA, United States, Virginia 20115, 1461 Rector's Ln, Marshall, VA 20115-3504, United States, Middleburg
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about A Reading of Common Sense ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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