The Hallandale Beach Human Services Department is planning a Women's Cancer Awareness and Health Symposium. It's set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Austin Hepburn Center, 750 NW Eighth Ave.

There will be free workshops and screenings. Topics include:
-- Nutritional Health and Cancer Prevention
-- Breast Cancer Health Education: Triple Touch II
-- Cervical and Colon Cancer
-- HIV-AIDS Workshop and Free Confidential Testing
-- Relaxation Therapy and Mental Health for Wellness

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Participants are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer prevention.

For more information, call 954-457-1460.

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Special telephones will be distributed at no cost to the hard of hearing next month in Hallandale Beach.

The giveaway will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4 at the Austin Hepburn Center, 750 NW Eighth Ave.

For more information, call 954-457-2992.

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Hallandale Beach will present a Ten Cent Movie Matinee at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Aug. 27) at the Cultural Community Center, 410 SE Third St.

"Follow that Dream" features Elvis Presley as good-ole-boy Toby Kwimper, who just wants to make a life for himself and his family in sunny Florida.

Cost is, appropriately enough, 10 cents. For more information, call 954-457-1452.

A video of Elvis Presley performing "Blue Suede Shoes" can be viewed below.

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You'll have a chance to socialize and network at the Hollywood Women's Club monthly meeting, set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 501 N. 14th Ave.

Marcia Barry-Smith from Women in Distress will address club members on the services the group provides to abused and battered women.

For more information, call 954-925-9394.

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Hollywood-based Hispanic Unity of Florida is looking for volunteers to participate in a volunteer income tax assistance program.

You can become a certified tax preparer through the IRS-sponsored program at no cost to you.

Participants will assist low-income workers with preparing and completing their income taxes.

Volunteers who can speak Spanish, Portuguese, or Haitian Creole are especially encouraged to join the program, and you must be 18 or older.

Assignments are flexible and based on your schedule, but there is a mandatory 40-hour training for certification.

For more information, call Sandra Tobon at 954-964-8884, ext. 256 or e-mail her at a href="mailto:stobon@hispanicunity.org">stobon@hispanicunity.org.

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Children ages 6-12 can receive free homework help at the Hollywood branch library, 2600 Hollywood Boulevard.

Help is offered from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

For more information on this ongoing program, call 954-926-2430.

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Peter Betan, a jazz guitar soloist, will perform in Hollywood in Friday.

The free concert is set for 7 p.m. in the ArtsPark Plaza Stage, 1 Young Circle.

For more information, call 954-921-3520.

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The Hollywood Beach Latin Festival celebrates its 16th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 20. The event, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., will include free medical exams, Latin music and food.

Internationally renowned performers, top local musicians, arts and crafts merchants, raffles, and dozens of food vendors will surround almost 2 miles off the main stages, located on New York and Fillmore streets.

The event draws an estimated crowd of 30,000 who attend for free while enjoying the last days of summer at the beach.

For more information, call 954-534-3500.

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Hallandale Beach is hosting a water conservation workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Cultural Community Center, 410 SE Third St.

The program includes information on how to install rain barrels, how to create your own food garden, planting and landscaping techniques and basic tips for better nature photography.

Twelve rain barrels will be raffled to residents. A driver’s license and utility bill are required to participate.

For more information on this free event, call 954-457-3043.

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Hollywood will host an assortment of Neighborhood Games from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Driftwood Community Center, 3000 N. 69th Ave.

Free hot dogs and popcorn will be handed out during a variety of games, including track racing, Jeopardy and tug-of-war.

To participate or to register by Aug. 14, call 954-921-3474.

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South Broward High School students have created a butterfly garden at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood.

The garden was created through a city grant.

Recently, I visited the garden and met with two of the students who participated in the program, and their art teacher Susan Ostheim.

A slide show of the garden can be viewed below.

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