The fantastic 2-Cent collective presents its second-annual Listen! Literacy and Arts Festival this Saturday, May 19, at noon on the block of Bayou Road that fronts the Community Book Center (2523 Bayou Road). Scholastic will give away thousands of free new books for kids and a stage of live music and other performances, food and … Listen! Literacy and Arts Festival this Saturday, May 19
From The Huffington Post: Ludacris has helped collect more than 250,000 books for school libraries to serve over 30,000 New Orleans students affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, HipHopDX reports. The music artist announced in April his partnership with Better World Books and DoSomething.org to launch the Epic Book Drive — an effort that … Ludacris helped collect 250,000 books in Epic Book Drive for New Orleans
The 2-Cent Listen Literacy & Arts Festival popped off on a hot Saturday in May on Bayou Road near Broad Street in front of the Community Book Center. A stage featured a continuous flow of musicians and speakers, including Dee-1 (the dude whose song calls out Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne, and 50 Cent) and stalwart 2-Cent … 2-Cent Listen! Literacy and Arts Festival recap
