November 2, 2007

Contact:
Felecia Henderson
Associate Director, Public Affairs
954-262-5315
fhenders@nsu.nova.edu

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY TO HOST SOUTH FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL ™ BLUES FESTIVAL

FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – On November 9 - 11, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will present the First Annual South Florida International ™ Blues Festival. This event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Nova Southeastern University’s main campus in Davie, Fla., in front of the Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center.

The event begins on Friday evening at 5:00PM, kicked-off by the one man wonder, Ben Prestage, followed by various regional and local acts. National star Tinsley Ellis closes the night from 10:30PM to midnight.

Saturday begins at noon and continues throughout the day featuring various regional and local acts. At 9:00PM, the star studded ladies from Blues Caravan rev-up the action and National star Duke Robillard closes the night from 10:30 to midnight.

Sunday begins at noon with down home Gospel music from the Lil Rev Gospel Revue. The show continues throughout the day with various regional and local acts. At 4:30, the incomparable Lil Ed and the Imperials take the stage and finish out the show.

For a complete schedule of events, artist performance times and event information, visit http://www.huizenga.nova.edu/bluesfest.

About Nova Southeastern University: Situated on 300 beautiful acres in Davie, Florida, Nova Southeastern University is a dynamic fully accredited institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs of distinction from preschool through the professional and doctoral levels. NSU has more than 26,000 students and is the sixth largest not-for-profit independent institution nationally. The university awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, counseling, computer and information sciences, education, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, early childhood, psychology and other social sciences. For more information visit www.nova.edu.