Students at Nova Southeastern University will put their talents on display at the inaugural NSU Got Talent competition Thursday and Friday, Nov. 20-21.

The university’s version of the hit NBC television show America’s Got Talent will feature students participating in categories including singer, musician, dancer, magician, acrobat, comedian and animal act. Students will perform each night on the patio of the Athletics and Student Affairs building on NSU’s main campus, 3301 College Ave. in Davie.

The individual or group acts will face three judges and compete for a $1,000 first-place prize for their affiliated student organization. Second place will get $500, while $250 goes to third. The contest begins 6 p.m. Nov. 20. The top 12 performers from the first round will compete at the Got Talent finale at 7 p.m. Nov. 21.

In addition, a toy drive will be held at the finale for the Toys in the Sun Run, benefiting children at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. New, unwrapped toys will be collected.

NSU's first T-shirt Exchange will also take place on Thursday during Got Talent. The Office of Student Engagement is offering a free NSU T-shirt in exchange for a T-shirt from another college or university. To take part, bring an old T-shirt from another college or university to the table at the west end of the ASA patio. Quantities are limited and will be distributed while supplies last.

For information, contact the Office of Student Engagement at 954-262-7193 or studentevents@nova.edu.

NSU’s Got Talent was originally slated to be held in October, but was postponed due to weather.

-- Scott Fishman

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The Emergency Assistance Service Effort Foundation is looking for donations for its annual Thanksgiving outreach effort to help make the holiday a little brighter for some deserving residents.

During Thanksgiving, the foundation gives out food baskets with the items coming from the community at large.

The foundation began in 1988 with the business community and Davie residents banding together to aid those in need of temporary emergency assistance and to help them get back into a self-sustaining, productive life. As a nonprofit organization, funding for events and temporary emergency assistance comes from donations, fundraising and grants.

If you would like to donate, you can drop off nonperishable food items at the following locations until Nov. 20:

Davie Town Hall, 6591 Orange Drive
Davie Pine Island Multipurpose Center, 3801 Pine Island Road
Davie Fire Administration Building, 6901 Orange Drive

For more information, call Linda Owen at the EASE Foundation at 954-797-1077.

-- Scott Fishman

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Days after celebrating Veterans Day, the town of Davie and the Playland Village Community Association welcomes the community to come out for the rededication of Veterans Park (5750 SW 39th St.) at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.

The event was also made possible by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The park is being rededicated to honor the memory of American veterans from all wars and the sacrifices that they made for freedom at home and abroad.

Wear casual clothing and comfortable shoes. Residents who live near the park are encouraged to walk to the dedication as parking is limited. Light refreshments will be served following the ceremony.

For more information, call 954-797-1163.

- Patrick Lewis, a Vietnam Veteran, recently forwarded an email he sent to council member Bryan Caletka and Mayor Tom Truex. Lewis, a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 23 voiced his disapproval in regards to the condition the park was in, which included a blank tombstone.

"I think this is very disrespectful to Veterans ,both living or dead," he wrote.

Click http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/davie/sfl-flveterans1109cwnov09,0,3956682.story for a story behind the rededication.

In other news, the South Florida Veterans Multi-Purpose Center in Davie opened a few months ago at 4311 SW 63rd Ave.

The facility, running on corporate and private donations, offers a wide range of programs geared toward helping soldiers and their families cope with the aftereffects of war. Aside from counseling, the facility takes them out of an office setting and puts them in the pasture with the center's developing Equine Assisted Therapy Program.

For more information, call 954-791-8603 or 954-448-3843, or visit http://www.southfloridavets.org

-- Scott Fishman

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The Ann Storck Center Expressive Arts show is on display through Nov. 28 at the Old Davie School Historical Museum, 6650 Griffin Road. It features artwork created by adult residents of the Fort Lauderdale center.

The Ann Storck Center is an acclaimed 501 (c) (3) nonprofit human service organization serving the needs of children and adults in South Florida with severe and multiple developmental disabilities. The center has a comprehensive arts programs for its residents, which includes working in multiple mediums, as well as expressive and performance arts.

For more information on the exhibit, call 954-797-1044, and to learn more about the art programs at the Ann Storck Center, visit http://http://www.annstorckcenter.org/arts_fineart.html

Patti Koch, Old Davie School director, welcomed the talented artists to see their works currently in the gallery.

-- Scott Fishman

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The Mini-FLOW (Florida Licensing On Wheels) Department of Motor Vehicles program is making a number of services available 9:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in the Community Room at Town Hall, 6591 Orange Drive.

The public can renew, replace or obtain a duplicate Florida driver’s license or ID card. No written exams or driving tests will be offered.

Fees:
Renewals of driver’s license - $20
New Florida ID card - $10
Replacement/duplicate card - $10

For information about Florida Licensing On Wheels, call 561-797-3608 or visit www.flhsmv.gov.

- Scott Fishman

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Davie has decided to keep the blue and green routes currently being used. The two routes will remain the same, as will the bus stops they serve. For more information, call 954-797-1042.

For a look at the Green or east transit bus route, click here

http://www.davie-fl.gov/Pages/DavieFL_Programms/communitytransiteast.pdf

To check out the Blue or west transit route, visit

http://www.davie-fl.gov/Pages/DavieFL_Programms/communitytransitwest.pdf

-- Scott Fishman

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Fathers and daughters in Cooper City can have a night of fun at an upcoming dinner and dance.

The dance will take place Nov. 14 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Pioneer Middle School, 5350 SW 90th Ave. Reservations are required, and the event is open only to Cooper City residents.

Tickets are $25 per couple and $10 for each additional child. Tickets are limited and can be purchased at the Cooper City Community Center, 9000 SW 50th Place. Reservations must be made in person, and residents must bring proof of city residency.

-- Chris Guanche

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Nova Southeastern University hosts the second annual South Florida International Blues Festival at its main campus Nov. 7-9. The event is free.

Grammy-nominated blues artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd will headline the festival, featuring more than 30 acts in front of the Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Blvd.

"We recognize that many people are struggling in the current economy and want to assure the community is served in tough times as well as good times,” wrote Randy Pohlman, dean of NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, in a press release.

“The festival will offer a great chance for people to have an escape from financial worries and enjoy some terrific national and local blues acts.”

The festival will run 5-11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, with performances by The Delta Guitar Slingers featuring Michael Burks, Sherman Robertson and Carl Weathersby.

From noon-11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, acts such as Southern rocker Anthony Gomes and Shepherd, who has had four albums reach No. 1 on the Billboard blues chart, take the stage.

The festival concludes noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, with performances including Janiva Magness, a two-time winner of the Blues Music Award for Contemporary Female Artist of the Year.

The festival also will showcase the musical talents of students from two local area high schools. The University School Blues Band and Hialeah Senior High School Blues Band will open the festival on Friday evening with performances on the main stage.

The event will have two main stages outdoors on the library grounds and performances at the Flight Deck on the first floor of NSU’s University Center, next to the library. A complete schedule of events, artist performance times and event information is available at www.southfloridainternationalbluesfestival.com.

On Friday, middle and high school students are eligible to win a $10,000 undergraduate scholarship from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Students can register for the scholarship drawing at the event's Web site and must be present on Nov. 7 to win. A Paul Reed Smith Mira guitar will also be given away on Friday night. Registration for the free drawing is available on the Web site or on-site at the blues festival. Registrants to the drawing must be present to win.

A canned food drive to benefit the Cooperative Feeding Program is being held all three days of the festival. Cans of food can be donated in exchange for tokens good for $1 off food and beverage purchases at the festival. A maximum of three cans per person per day may be exchanged for tokens, but there is no limit on how many cans can be donated.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Anthony Gomes

Janiva Magness

- Scott Fishman

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Sponsors are needed for the annual Holiday Craft & Plant Show Nov. 15-16 at the Bergeron Rodeo Grounds, 4271 Davie Road. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 16.

There are three different booth spaces available. Inside 10-by-10-foot spaces are $50, inside 10-by-5 spaces are $45 and outside 10-by-10 spaces are $45. Vendors are responsible for tables, chairs, tents, etc. Spaces are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For information on the event, call 954-797-1166. For booth spaces, call Matt Mlodzinski at 954-797-1076 or visit www.davie-fl.gov.

-- Scott Fishman

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