Yuris Night Shatters Previous Party Records
Summary
Im really excited to see so many people around the world this interested in celebrating space, and its going to be great to watch all the events come together this Saturday.Parties are planned for the steppes of Zelenogorsk, Siberia, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from the mountains of Santiago, Chile to the bayous of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and everywhere in between.Will Wright, the legendary game designer of SimCity, The Sims and the highly-anticipated Spore, is the keynote speaker at Yuris Night Bay Area, which will also feature renowned electronic artist Amon Tobin and former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.Parties are planned for the steppes of Zelenogorsk, Siberia, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from the mountains of Santiago, Chile to the bayous of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and everywhere in between.Yuris Night is dedicated to celebrating the 47th anniversary of Yuri Gagarins first manned spaceflight in a variety of ways, and a host of celebrities and personalities are coming out to speak or participate in various events.Will Wright, the legendary game designer of SimCity, The Sims and the highly-anticipated Spore, is the keynote speaker at Yuris Night Bay Area, which will also feature renowned electronic artist Amon Tobin and former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.Award-winning science fiction writer David Brin will be present at Yuris Night Second Life (to be held in the Extropia community), and NASA Ames center director Pete Worden is one of many NASA officials, scientists and space experts expected to attend one of the 173 events.