” Yuri’s Night” is April 12.  A musical tribute to Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, created for theatrical performance at  Ithaca’s Science Cabaret.   Soundtrack includes Paul Robeson singing the Russia National Anthem in Moscow in 1949.

(from Wikipedia) Yuri’s Night is an international celebration held on April 12 every year to commemorate space exploration milestones.   The event is named for the first human to launch into space, Yuri Gagarin, who flew the Vostok 1 spaceship on April 12, 1961. The launch of STS-1, the first Space Shuttle mission, is also honored, as it was launched 20 years to the day of Vostok 1 on April 12, 1981. In 2013, Yuri’s Night was celebrated at over 350 events in 57 countries.