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.
Exclusive Portraits: Kellan Lutz of ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ in Chicago



CHICAGO – This two-image slideshow contains our exclusive Chicago photography of actor Kellan Lutz, who stars as Emmett Cullen in the highly anticipated “Twilight” sequel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” which hits theaters on Nov. 20, 2009.
Kellan Lutz also appeared as Emmett Cullen in the 2008 box-office sensation “Twilight”. He will also play the same character for the third film in the franchise, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” which is slated to open on June 30, 2010. Kellan Lutz was also in Chicago to film “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” which is scheduled for its theatrical release on April 30, 2010.
“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Michael Sheen, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellan Lutz, Nikki Reed and Bronson Pelletier from director Chris Weitz. The synopsis for “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” follows.
In “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson). But her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves (ancestral enemies of the vampires) and finds her loyalties tested.
Stay tuned for a full interview with Kellan Lutz! You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. All photos are credited to and copyrighted by Adam Fendelman of HollywoodChicago.com. All rights reserved.
1:27 p.m. update on Nov. 11, 2009: Want to see “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” stars Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene back in Chicago with your own eyes? You can! We have the following confirmed local appearance information.
Ashley Greene will be at the Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge, Ill. on Nov. 20, 2009 from 4 to 9 p.m. She’ll also be at the Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville, Ill. on Nov. 21, 2009 from 11 a.m. to to 3:30 p.m. and again on Nov. 22, 2009 from noon until 6 p.m.
Kellan Lutz will be at the Hollywood Palms Cinema in Naperville, Ill. on Nov. 20, 2009 from 4 to 10 p.m. He’ll also be at the Hollywood Blvd. Cinema in Woodridge, Ill. on Nov. 21, 2009 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and again on Nov. 22, 2009 from noon until 6 p.m.














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