YippieFest, the three-day celebration of offbeat entertainment, returns in its original live format this weekend at The Den Theatre. The annual event took place in virtual form in 2020 and 2021. Modeled after the late Mary-Arrchie Theatre’s long-running Abbie Hoffman Died For Our Sins Festival, YippieFest has done a good job of carrying on that tie-dyed tradition.
The people behind it—Frank Carr from the Famous In The Future comedy group, and James Moeller from the whitewolfsonicprincess alt rock band—are Abbie Fest veterans. (Full disclosure: I was a member of Famous In The Future for several years.) So they’re well-schooled in the rebellious but often funny spirit Mary-Arrchie Artistic Director Rich Cotovsky, channeling Abbie Hoffman, brought to his annual events. Tickets are $15 for each night, $25 for the entire weekend. The Den Theatre is located at 1333 N. Milwaukee Avenue.
After an opening ceremony at 6:45, this Friday will offer an all-music lineup that includes whitewolfsonicprincess; The Rut; The Telepaths; Destina; Chris Bock; Dark Room Men; Parallelicopter; and The Mike Felton Band. Saturday and Sunday will bring a variety of entertainment, including film; storytelling; clowning around; a radio adventure; theater; standup comedy; and modern dance. See the YippieFest website for the full schedule and a thumbnail description of each act.
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