Chicago – Yippie! It’s back, in the neighborhood of its roots. YippieFest 2023 will be August 4th-6th in the Lakeview/Buena Park venue of Pride Arts, 4139 North Broadway in Chicago. The space is less than a half mile from the former Mary-Arrchie Theatre, whose “Abbie Hoffman Festival” was the template for the three-day performance celebration. Tickets prices are for one day or all three days, so click YiPPIE Fest 2023.
YippieFest began in 2017 as an event that continued the stage tradition of the former Abbie Hoffman Festival (1989-2016). The Fest Executive Director, since its inception, is Frank Carr. The comedy group he co-founded, Famous In The Future … with current members Carr, Desiree Burcum, Tina Teske, Michael Hora and Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com … has performed in every Abbie Hoffman fest and so far every YippieFest. They will appear at 8pm on Saturday, August 5th.
YippieFest, August 4-5-6, 2023, Frank Carr (In...
YippieFest began in 2017 as an event that continued the stage tradition of the former Abbie Hoffman Festival (1989-2016). The Fest Executive Director, since its inception, is Frank Carr. The comedy group he co-founded, Famous In The Future … with current members Carr, Desiree Burcum, Tina Teske, Michael Hora and Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com … has performed in every Abbie Hoffman fest and so far every YippieFest. They will appear at 8pm on Saturday, August 5th.
YippieFest, August 4-5-6, 2023, Frank Carr (In...
- 8/4/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – With the closing of the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company in Chicago, came the end of their annual theater happening after 28 years, the Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins Festival. But that wasn’t the end of the Spirit of Abbie Fest. A group of Abbie veterans got together and founded Yippie Fest, and the first annual Yippie Fest will take place at the Prop Thtr on Chicago’s Northwest Side from August 18th through the 20th, 2017 (more details below).
The First Annual Yippie Fest
Photo credit: YippieFest.com
Like Abbie Fest, Yippie Fest takes place around the anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Nation, and features three days and nights of continuous performance, theater, music, short films and other surprise acts. Passes are available for individual days or the whole weekend of August 18-20 (see details below), and will feature both veteran acts from Abbie Fest like Danger Circus and Famous in the Future,...
The First Annual Yippie Fest
Photo credit: YippieFest.com
Like Abbie Fest, Yippie Fest takes place around the anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock Nation, and features three days and nights of continuous performance, theater, music, short films and other surprise acts. Passes are available for individual days or the whole weekend of August 18-20 (see details below), and will feature both veteran acts from Abbie Fest like Danger Circus and Famous in the Future,...
- 8/18/2017
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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