EVENTS

Bamboo Art Installation: Brad Hallock's bamboo artwork, composed of 18 big pieces of Guadua bamboo from Colombia; on display through June 30; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Dr., Miami Beach; free. 305-673-7256 or www.mbgarden.org.

Cool Summer Savings at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens: Miami-Dade residents can buy one admission and get a second pass for free. Must show proof of residency. Offer good Monday-Friday through Aug. 31; not valid with any other discount offer; 3251 S. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-250-9133 or www.vizcayamuseum.org.

Father's Day Brunch: Omelet, salad and carving stations; $49 plus tax and tip; half-price for children 5-12; free for kids 4 and younger; reservations required; 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables. 305-256-8399 or www.fairchildgarden.org.

Father's Day Reptile Expo & Sale: Features snakes, lizards, spiders, tortoises, turtles, frogs and supplies; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday; Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Rd., Davie; pay one admission of $17 for adults and kids 12 and older and $8.50 for kids 4-11 and get a second admission of equal value for free. 954-473-2955 or www.flamingogardens.org.

Redland Summer Fruit Festival: Last day to catch event showcasing local agriculture and tropical fruits. Local wines, foods and rare fruit samplings; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; $6, free for kids younger than 11. 305-247-5727 or miami

dade.gov/parks/.

MEETINGS & CLASSES

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables. Call garden clubs for meeting information. 305-667-1651, ext. 3388, or www.fairchildgarden.org.

• Florida Native Plant Society-Dade Chapter: Roger Hammer, author and naturalist, presents The Human and Natural History of South Florida in the Garden Room; 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. 786-340-7914 or dade.fnpschapters.org.

• Tropical Fern & Exotic Plant Society: David McLean, a South Florida horticulturist, speaks on medicinal plants; plant sale; raffle; 7:30 p.m. Monday; Corbin Building. 305-666-0219 or www.tfeps.org.

Hurricanes, Black Rot and Other Calamities of Summer: Martin Motes, owner of Motes Orchids in Homestead, shares tips for keeping orchids safe from hurricanes, diseases and other disasters plus advice on summer orchid care; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday; American Orchid Society Visitors Center and Botanical Garden, 16700 AOS Ln., Delray Beach; $30, $20 members; reservations required. 561-404-2031 or swayman@aos.org.

Tropical Fruit & Vegetable Society of the Redland: Monthly meeting features lecture on tropical fruits and vegetables, tastings, plant exchange; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; Redland Fruit and Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Ave., Redland; free. 305-247-5727 or www.fruitandspicepark.org.

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