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Arts, Beats & Eats expands food and kids' offerings
from: detnews.com
by Melody Baetens / The Detroit News
Arts, Beats & Eats: Oakland County's Festival of Hope -- which runs Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7 in downtown Pontiac -- has announced its competed music lineup, a revamped list of participating restaurants and its expanded kids' programming.
"The show has just really rounded out nicely," says event producer Jon Witz. "Our goal is to satisfy all tastes and have quality acts at a great value."
This year the big names on the Michigan Lottery Stage include '90s rockers Candlebox, rock 'n' roll mainstay JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS, R&B powerhouse Angie Stone and rock group Puddle of Mudd. Witz says the festival will announce two more national acts soon.
Arts, Beats & Eats also features four other stages of local music featuring many bands that play year after year, including the Muggs, Impact 7, the Reefermen, Broadzilla and the Orbitsuns. Some fresh local groups on this year's schedule include Octopus, Prussia, Charlie Slick and Champions of Breakfast.
Arts, Beats & Eats has amped up its eats this year as well. The list of restaurants features upscale offerings, and a more diverse selection including more ethnic and kosher options.
"Having Forte, Tribute, Sangria and other big names really represents our goal, which is to have dynamic tastes that are free of carnival trailers and instead represent restaurants and caterers from the Metro Detroit area," says Witz. "Forte and Tribute are even creating an outdoor cafŽ and bringing in live entertainment, dŽcor, special items -- it'll be almost 5,000 square feet."
Witz also pointed out that no food or drink item (including beer and mixed drinks) will exceed $5. Food tickets cost $10 for 16 tickets or $5 for eight tickets. No item will cost more than eight tickets.
The festival's Kids Zone will include puppet shows, magic shows, clowns, live children's music and appearances by stars of PBS shows "Super Why" and "Arthur." Witz says he's proud that one of the new components to the Kids Zone is the accommodations that will be made to special needs children and programming that promotes special needs awareness to parents and children.
As for the arts, there will be a juried fine arts show and a new component called Sights & Sounds at Arts, Beats and Eats, which will feature up-and-coming artists in the realms of music, film and visual art.
This year, Arts, Beats & Eats will charge $2 admission, with the exception of certain hours on Free Friday, Sept. 4. Aside from the low cost of food and drinks, the festival also will offer free bottled water and carnival rides from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sept. 5-7.
Music schedule
Friday, Sept. 4
Michigan Lottery Main Stage
¥ 6 p.m.: The Reefermen
¥ 7 p.m.: The Gelheads
¥ 9 p.m.: Candlebox
Soaring Eagle Casino Rock Stage
¥ 4 p.m.: Sum 209
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Marshall Neely & the Deputies of Destruction
¥ 7 p.m.: Deadstring Brothers
¥ 8:30 p.m.: The Orbitsuns
Big Three Stage
¥ 11:30 a.m.: Jason Pyzik
¥ 1 p.m.: Whiplash
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Random Family
¥ 4 p.m.: Urban Nomads
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Steven Springer
¥ 7 p.m.: Phil Treas
¥ 8:30 p.m.: Laith Al-Saadi
Comcast Metro Mix Stage
¥ 4 p.m.: The Blue Effect
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Port to Port
¥ 7 p.m.: Ghost of August
¥ 8:30 p.m.: Giftus
Flagstar Bank Acoustic Stage
¥ 4:30 p.m.: Chris Degnore
¥ 6 p.m.: Beth Stalker
¥ 7:30 p.m.: Jan Krist
Sat. Sept. 5
Michigan Lottery Stage
¥ 6 p.m.: Stewart Francke
¥ 7:30 p.m.: Justin Nozuka
¥ 9 p.m.: JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS
Soaring Eagle Casino Rock Stage
¥ 11:30 a.m.: Wall Clocks
¥ 1 p.m.: Woodward
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Shoe
¥ 4 p.m.: Jam Samich
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Strange Habits
¥ 7 p.m.: Down for Now
¥ 8:30 p.m.: Rev. RightTime
Big Three Stage
¥ 11:30 a.m.: Robin Moore & the NorthStar
¥ 1 p.m.: Pato
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Band B
¥ 4 p.m.: Dig a Phony
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Robin Horlock Band
¥ 7 p.m.: Barbara Payton Band
¥ 8:30 p.m.: Persuasion
Comcast Metro Mix Stage
¥ 4 p.m.: Silent Violet
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Friendly Foes
¥ 7 p.m.: Aran Ruth
¥ 8:30 p.m.: Prussia
Flagstar Bank Acoustic Stage
¥ Noon: Rude Dog
¥ 1:30 p.m.: Drake the Band
¥ 3 p.m.: Ian Thomas
¥ 4:30 p.m.: Jen Cass
¥ 6 p.m.: Royal Garden Trio
¥ 7:30 p.m.: LVNMUZIQ
Sun. Sept. 6
Michigan Lottery Stage
¥ 2 p.m.: Elder Derrick Rutley and Tiffany Cummings
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Larry Callahan & Selected of God
¥ 3 p.m.: Lemarsha Spann
¥ 3:30 p.m.: Dorinda Clark-Cole & the Conference Choir
¥ 4 p.m.: Kierra Sheard & Bold Right Life Choir
¥ 4:30 p.m.: Demetia Hadden
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Alexander Zonjic & Friends with James Lloyd
¥ 7:30 p.m.: Keiko Matsui
¥ 9 p.m.: Angie Stone
Soaring Eagle Casino Rock Stage
¥ 11:30 a.m.: Liquid Motor Commission
¥ 1 p.m.: Guitar Army
¥ 2:30 p.m.: The Cult Heroes
¥ 4 p.m.: Broadzilla
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Octopus
¥ 7 p.m.: Detroit Pony Express
¥ 8:30 p.m.: The Muggs
Big Three Stage
¥ 11:30 a.m.: Skin 'n' Bones
¥ 1 p.m.: Genesee Ramblers
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Domingo
¥ 4 p.m.: The Ragbirds
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Tim Diaz Band
¥ 7 p.m.: Back Forty
¥ 8:30 p.m.: Impact 7
Comcast Metro Mix Stage
¥ 4 p.m.: Champions of Breakfast
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Charlie Slick
¥ 7 p.m.: Daniel Zott
¥ 8:30 p.m.: Misty Lyn and Big Beautiful
Flagstar Bank Acoustic Stage
¥ Noon: Bob Gerics
¥ 1:30 p.m.: Jimmy Atto
¥ 3 p.m.: Brandon Calhoon
¥ 4 p.m.: Frankie D'Angelo
¥ 6 p.m.: Ian Thomas
¥ 7 p.m.: Mary McGuire
Mon. Sept. 7
Michigan Lottery Stage
¥ 11:30 a.m.: Annabelle Road
¥ 12:30 p.m.: The McClymonts
¥ 1:30 p.m.: David Nail
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Whitney Duncan
¥ 3:30 p.m.: Phil Vasser
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Critical Bill
¥ 6:30 p.m.: Puddle of Mudd
Soaring Eagle Casino Rock Stage
¥ 11:30 a.m.: Free Dirt Band
¥ 1 p.m.: Twin Pigs
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Nuroksol
¥ 4 p.m.: Super Mecado
¥ 5:30 p.m.: National Ghost
¥ 7 p.m.: The Reefermen
Big Three Stage
¥ 11:30 a.m.: Light in August
¥ 1 p.m.: TJ Kelly
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Cowboy Alan
¥ 4 p.m.: Ultra Violent Hippopotamus
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Bump
¥ 7 p.m.: JTX
Comcast Metro Mix Stage
¥ 4 p.m.: Tone and Niche
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Hannah Fralick
¥ 7 p.m.: Lord Scrummage
Flagstar Bank Acoustic Stage
¥ Noon: Mat Ratza
¥ 1:30 p.m.: Griff 'n' John Afterhours Experience
¥ 3 p.m.: Capps
¥ 4:30 p.m.: Josh Davis
¥ 6 p.m.: Rachel Davis
Music schedule
Michigan Lottery Stage Friday, Sept. 4
¥ 6 p.m.: The Reefermen
¥ 7 p.m.: The Gelheads
¥ 9 p.m.: Candlebox
Sat. Sept. 5
¥ 6 p.m.: Stewart Francke
¥ 7:30 p.m.: Justin Nozuka
¥ 9 p.m.: JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS
Sun. Sept. 6
¥ 2 p.m.: Elder Derrick Rutley and Tiffany Cummings
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Larry Callahan & Selected of God
¥ 3 p.m.: Lemarsha Spann
¥ 3:30 p.m.: Dorinda Clark-Cole & the Conference Choir
¥ 4 p.m.: Kierra Sheard & Bold Right Life Choir
¥ 4:30 p.m.: Demetia Hadden
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Alexander Zonjic
¥ 7:30 p.m.: Keiko Matsui
¥ 9 p.m.: Angie Stone
Mon. Sept. 7
¥ 11:30 a.m.: Annabelle Road
¥ 12:30 p.m.: The McClymonts
¥ 1:30 p.m.: David Nail
¥ 2:30 p.m.: Whitney Duncan
¥ 3:30 p.m.: Phil Vasser
¥ 5:30 p.m.: Critical Bill
¥ 6:30 p.m.: Puddle of Mudd
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