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Arts, Beats & Eats: 'How About a Nice Hand' for Royal Oak
The four-day festival ends with big crowds and thank you's. Here's what you missed if you were out of town, or a wrap-up of coverage if you want to look back.
Before the landing of the Mothership on the National Stage with Dr. Funkenstein (aka George Clinton), Arts, Beats & Eats Director Jon Witz thanked Royal Oak residents, Mayor Jim Ellison, the City Commission and the Royal Oak Police Department.
"How about a nice hand? No incidents for Royal Oak Police all weekend," Witz said. "Way to go guys, ladies. Thank you."
With that announcement, Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic heated up the crowd of 5,000 who wore hoodies, sweaters and jackets in the 50 degree temps.
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Clinton's performance was a high note that ended an up-and-down weekend for the festival, which began with uncomfortably high temperatures and low attendance and then flip-flopped with cool temps and big crowds. In the middle of it all was a rip-roaring storm Saturday.
Here's a look back at the long weekend:
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