Spanning five decades, and told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth explores how an unexpected romantic encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved.

Our final program in the Camden Conference series will feature Susan A. Thornton, foreign policy leader and expert on U.S. foreign relations on the Eurasian continent. Susan will bring her 28-year career as a diplomat for the U.S. Department of State, including Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, to her discussion of China’s rise and its effects on American diplomacy.

This is the moving story of a community who opened its homes to more than 6,000 stranded airline passengers on 9/11/01. The Day the World Came to Town is a timeless and heartwarming account of the citizens of Gander, Newfoundland and the unexpected guests who were sheltered by their exemplary kindness.