EVENTS

Bamboo Art Installation: Brad Hallock's bamboo art, composed of 18 pieces of Guadua bamboo from Colombia, each 10 ½ feet in diameter, is on display through Tuesday; hours are 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.

Fourth of July Bazaar: Arts and crafts, antiques, collectibles, photos, gifts and jewelry. Also visit bald eagles on America's birthday. Admission includes a tour of the garden; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday; Flamingo Gardens, 3750 S. Flamingo Rd., Davie; $8.50 for 12 and up, $4.25 for children 4-11, free for children 3 and under. 954-473-2955 or www.flamingogardens.org.

Shakespeare in the Garden: Shakespeare Miami presents a staged reading of William Shakespeare's comedy, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream,'' on the grand lawn near the Garden House. In case of rain, the presentation moves indoors to the auditorium; 6:30-9 p.m. Sunday; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables; $15, $10 members. 305-667-1651 or www.fairchildgarden.org.

MEETINGS & CLASSES

Fairchild Conservation Seminar: Joe Maguire and Alicie Warren of Natural Areas Management, discuss the Miami-Dade County Parks and Open Space Master Plan. Joyce Maschinski, Fairchild's conservation ecologist, also presents a talk on ''A Happy Coincidence -- The Link between The Parks and the Open Space Master Plan and the Connect to Protect Network.'' Event is part of a series aimed at helping preserve and strengthen remaining pine rocklands, increase pine rocklands in the county and improve forest health; noon Wednesday; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables; $20, $15 seniors, $10 children 6-17, free for children 5 and under and FTGB members. 305-667-1651, ext. 3388 or www.fairchildgarden.org.

East Everglades Orchid Society: Speaker Larry Cox lectures on paphiopedilums. Meeting has been changed to the fifth Tuesday (June 30) instead of the fourth, for this month only; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; University of Florida-Miami-Dade Extension Building, 18710 SW 288th St., Homestead. Free and open to all. 786-223-2937 or www.orchidseeos.com.

Redland Evening Herb Society: Learn about herbs and their uses; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and every first Wednesday of the month; Redland Fruit and Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Ave., Redland. 305-247-5727 or www.fruitandspicepark.org.

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