Ayn Rand Day

[Dennis Hardin]

I just became aware of this, and did not see it mentioned elsewhere on OL other than my own reference in the Nathaniel Branden section. On Friday, July 9, 2010, there will be a special conference called "Ayn Rand Day" as part of FreedomFest 2010. Participants include Nathaniel Branden, David Kelley and the new Rand biographers, Heller and Burns. You can read about it here .

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[Kat]

Thanks, Dennis, for posting this up. It sounds like a great event and a lovely excuse to take a trip to Vegas. I've been wanting to see Penn & Teller and the Cirque Love show for ages... and I really need a vacation. Freedomfest here we come.

The organizers at FreeMinds are graciously extending the discount until June 19 so sign up now. www.aynrandday.com

If you plan to attend, please let us know. We will be having a drawing and giving away copies Jennifer Burns' book Goddess of the Market to some lucky OL members.

Kat

[Dennis Hardin]

Thanks, Dennis, for posting this up. It sounds like a great event and a lovely excuse to take a trip to Vegas. I've been wanting to see Penn & Teller and the Cirque Love show for ages... and I really need a vacation. Freedomfest here we come.

If you plan to attend, please let us know. We will be having a drawing and giving away copies Jennifer Burns' book Goddess of the Market to some lucky OL members.

Kat

Hi Kat,

I will be there with bells on. Looking forward to meeting you and Michael. Don't miss the luncheon with Nathaniel and Barbara. That event alone would make the trip worthwhile.

Cirque's Beatles tribute does sound like it would be a fun show. If you are feeling adventurous, we could even take a field trip to the Red Rock Casino and mingle with the True Believers. Wearing full body armor, of course. B)

[Jonathan]

I've been wanting to see Penn & Teller and the Cirque Love show for ages...

My wife and I went to Penn and Teller's show a couple of weeks ago. We had a great time. We had called the Rio's box office at almost the last minute and got a pair of cancellation seats in the second row.

A few tips if you're going:

Shop around for tickets, including calling the Rio directly. Some of the online ticket sources claiming to offer discounts actually have general seating priced above what we paid for VIP.

Spend the few extra bucks to get VIP seats. It's worth it.

If you pick up your tickets at the Rio, walk through the casino to the theater box office if the line is long at the customer service front desk. We probably would have had to wait to 45 minutes to an hour if we had stayed in line at the front desk. There was no waiting at the box office (which no one else seemed to realize exists).

On the night of your show, get there early enough to enjoy the Mike Jones Duo on stage before the show. I thought that the bass player was impressive.

Stick around in the lobby afterwards, meet Penn and Teller and get your picture taken with them.

J