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JetLAG Festival in the Catskills raises funds for Ukrainian relief efforts

By Doug Doyle
Published July 3, 2022 at 7:55 AM EDT
Having fun at the JetLAG Festival
Jon Kalish
Having fun at the JetLAG Festival

About 30 miles from the original Woodstock festival every summer there’s a gathering of Russian, Slavic and East European musicians at the JetLAG Festival in the Catskills.

WBGO's Jon Kalish went to this year’s festival to see how the war in Ukraine affected the performances.

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Doug Doyle
Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.
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