Melba’s and Levees.org to partner for literacy on August 29, 2020

Friday, August 28th, 2020

Melba’s Poboys at 1525 Elysian Fields Avenue

Everyone in New Orleans knows where Melba’s Po’boy shop is.

The iconic eatery / washerteria is a landmark located at the junction of Elysian Fields and North Claiborne Avenues.

But did you know that the owners, Jane and Scott Wolfe have a literacy program?

On the 15th Anniversary of the Worst Civil Engineering Disaster in US History, founder Sandy Rosenthal, in partnership with Jane Wolfe, will host a Book Give-away in support of literacy.

On August 29, 2005, Levees.org founder Sandy Rosenthal will sign and give away 100 books at Melbas’s Po’boys from 12-1:30p.

Levees.org to host Virtual Panel to Observe 15th Anniversary of Levee Breaches

Friday, August 21st, 2020

Part time New Orleans resident Harry Shearer (producer of The Big Uneasy) will moderate the one-hour expert panel discussion.

Guest panelists:
Gary Rivlin, author of Katrina: After the Flood
Rudy Vorkapic, creator of satirical newspaper The Levee: “We Hold Nothing Back”
LT General Russel Honore (Ret)
Flozell Daniels, CEO & President of Foundation for Louisiana

Mark your calendar for Tuesday August 25th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Central.
Click here for recorded virtual panel.

Arts Council to partner with Levees.org to install sculpture at Levee Exhibit Hall

Friday, August 21st, 2020

In this photo on January 30, 2020, Carl Joe Williams and Sandy Rosenthal are pictured with youth artists from The NET Charter High School. Photo/Erin Barnard

The structure is designed by youth artists

The Arts Council of New Orleans, in partnership with the City of New Orleans, the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) and the residents of the Filmore Gardens neighborhood, will install a new sculpture at Levees.org’s Levee Exhibit Hall & Garden.

The art commission arose out of a much broader project––the Gentilly Resilience District made possible through a $141 million grant received by the City of New Orleans from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) National Disaster Resilience Competition.

The goal is to reduce flood risk, slow land subsidence, improve energy reliability, and encourage neighborhood revitalization.