EVENTS

International Mango Festival

The 17th annual event with more than 200 varieties of mango trees and fruits on display and for sale. Features mango lectures, chefs' cooking demos, tastings, food court, auction, ''mango medics'' who will check ailing specimens, merchandise and botanical art. Kids' activities include session on making mango leaf puppets and art projects, face painting and exploring the origins of various mango varieties and the stories about them; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday to July 12; Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables; $20, $15 seniors 65 and older, $10 kids 6-17, free for members and kids 5 and younger. Mango brunch on July 12 is $100; $75 members with reservations, required. 305-663-8091 or pfrank@fairchildgarden.org.

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

MEETINGS & CLASSES

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

• Bromeliad Society of South Florida: Lecture by Dennis Cathcarth, owner of Tropiflora, on Terrestrial Bromeliads and Their Cultivation; 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday. 954-925-5112 or www.timewolf.net/BSSF/.

• South Florida Palm Society: Meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday and the first Monday of every month. Features lecture followed by an auction of palm trees; 305- 951-2151 or mkent@fairchildgarden.org.

• Orchid Society of Coral Gables: Members teach potting and growing methods for various types of orchids. Includes food, silent auction and raffle. Meets at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday and first Tuesday of every month in Garden House; 305-310-7425 or www.fairchildgarden.org.

Rare Fruit Council International: The group meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and second Wednesday of every month; Miami Science Museum, 3280 S. Miami Ave., Coconut Grove; free. 305-646-4200.

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