Podtalk: Exec Director Frank Carr of 2022 YIPPIE FEST, Calling for Acts to Perform, Aug. 19-21

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CHICAGO – YIPPIE! It’s back. Coming off two years of cancellations, the performance event YIPPIE FEST 2022 will take place from Friday, August 19th through Sunday, August 21at at the Den Theatre, 1331 North Milwaukee, Chicago. Currently, the Fest is calling for acts, with music and stand up comedy slots already filled, but any other type of performance, sketch, improv or theatre. This is your opportunity to perform, so sign up by clicking YiPPIE FEST 2022.

YIPPIE FEST began in 2017 as an event that continued the performance tradition of the former Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins Festival (1989-2016). YIPPIE FEST 2022 comes together for the first time since the pre-pandemic 2019 fest, and kept the spirit of the Fest alive by broadcasting the 2020 and 2021 festivals online.

YIPPIE FEST 2022
Photo credit: YippieFest.com

Frank Carr has been the Executive Director of Festival since its inception. The comedy group he co-founded, FAMOUS IN THE FUTURE, performed in every Abbie Hoffman fest and so far every YippieFest. They will perform on Saturday, August 20th, after the music night on the 19th.

In a Podtalk with Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com, Frank Carr – Executive Director of YippieFest 2022 – tells us all about it …

By PATRICK McDONALD Editor and Film Writer HollywoodChicago.com pat@hollywoodchicago.com