The Ayn Rand Institute is hosting a fancy fundraising dinner on Atlas Shrugged in New York City on September 15th. Yaron Brook will be speaking, as well as BB&T president John Allison. If you know of anyone who might wish to attend, please send them to www.arievents.com! Here’s the announcement:

Invitation: Upcoming Ayn Rand Institute Event: The Atlas Shrugged Revolution

While Washington rapidly expands its control over our lives–exacerbating an economic crisis that was caused by government control in the first place–a hopeful countertrend is underway.

Ayn Rand’s classic best-selling novel Atlas Shrugged is flying off bookstore shelves at an unprecedented rate.

Hundreds of thousands of concerned Americans are turning to Atlas Shrugged–and discovering Ayn Rand’s morality of rational egoism and her uncompromising defense of laissez-faire capitalism.

Why is this happening? And what can those of us who uphold reason, individual rights and capitalism do to encourage and support this trend?

For an evening devoted to the discussion of these questions, we invite you to join us in New York City on September 15, 2009, for a special dinner event, The Atlas Shrugged Revolution.

At this benefit dinner event, Yaron Brook, president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, and John Allison, chairman of BB&T Corporation, will discuss why Americans are turning to Rand’s magnum opus–and why the novel’s revolutionary ideas are crucial to the future of freedom in America. You’ll also learn what the Ayn Rand Institute is doing right now to promote even greater public interest in Atlas Shrugged and Ayn Rand’s philosophy.

We hope you’ll be able to join us on September 15th for The Atlas Shrugged Revolution!

Sincerely,
Mark Chapman
Vice President of Development
The Ayn Rand Institute

P.S. In addition, a number of rare Ayn Rand books and manuscripts will be auctioned at the event. Images and descriptions of the items are available for viewing on the Web site for this event at www.arievents.com.