GLFF acting director Lora Helou reflects on festival's impact

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published August 12, 2013 at 3:23 PM EDT

For 13 years, our first guest this evening has played a role in the Great Lakes Folk Festival. Today, Lora Helou is the festival's acting director, and to those of us in the media, she’s been the “go-to” person regarding this event. She offers an overview of the weekend's festivities.

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