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. YippieFest currently has slots for theater acts, including one-act plays, monologue, sketch, improv, vaudeville and other stage performance arts. Artists get free admission to the rest of the festival, so click YiPPIE FEST 2023 to sign up.
Slideshow: Larenz Tate Stars in New NBC Show ‘Game of Silence’



CHICAGO – The new NBC series “Game of Silence” premiered on a special Tuesday night rollout (April 12th, 2016), and one of the co-stars in the ensemble, Larenz Tate, was recently in Chicago at STUDIO XFINITY to promote the show. Tate is a Chicago born actor – his brothers Larron and Lahmard are also actors – and he also had a featured role in the cult TV series “Rescue Me.” The regular time slot for “Game of Silence” will be Thursdays at 10pmET/9pmCT.
“Game of Silence” is based on a Turkish TV series, “Suskuniar,” and involves a rising attorney whose perfectly crafted life is threatened by long-lost childhood friends who want to expose a secret from their collective past. The series also features David Lyons, Nikki Tomlinson, Michael Raymond-James and Claire van der Boom.
The Larenz Tate meet-and-greet promotion took place at STUDIO XFINITY – 901 West Weed Street, Chicago – the retail destination for everything regarding the XFINITY internet and TV technology products. Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago was there to capture these Exclusive Portraits. Click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through the slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos are © Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com.
- TATE1: Larenz Tate stars in the new NBC-TV show, ‘Game of Silence.’
- TATE2: Larenz Tate appeared at STUDIO XFINITY in Chicago on April 5th, 2016.
- TATE3: ‘Game of Silence,’ with Larenz Tate, is scheduled for Thursday nights on NBC-TV.
![]() | By PATRICK McDONALD |