It’s hard to think about a fall vegetable garden when temperatures are soaring into the 90s, but now is the perfect time to begin planning your fall vegetable garden. In Central Florida, July and August are ideal months to prepare your garden and start seeds for cool-season vegetables. Taking time to plan before planting will help you grow a productive garden and avoid many common gardening challenges. Whether you are planting your very first vegetable garden or preparing an

BIER FEST BREWS & BBQ Saturdays and Sundays from 2 p.m. to park closing at Busch Gardens. Featuring over 70 craft brews and cocktails, including 40 local Florida favorites, and an all-new menu with over 20 beer-inspired BBQ dishes. This summer celebration includes live entertainment, Oktoberfest-style games, and more. Included with park admission. buschgardens.com DEVO: MUTATE DON’T STAGNATE Aug. 27, 7 p.m. at The Baycare Sound in Clearwater. Co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh said

FREE DAY! Aug. 3, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Leu Gardens. Did you know that you can visit Leu Gardens for free on the first Monday of every month? Take a few hours and explore the 50 acres and 15,500 botanical specimens in the Florida Native Plant Garden, the Edible Plant Garden, Rose Garden, the Camellia Collection, and so much more. leugardens.org HIREPALOOZA Aug. 20, 10 a.m. at the Kia Center. Attendees can explore hundreds of open positions, meet recruiters faceto-face, attend fr

FINDING NEMO JR. Aug. 1 – 9 at the Gem Theater in Mulberry. The Missing Piece Theatre presents this 60-minute musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie “Finding Nemo.” Marlin, an anxious and overprotective clownfish, lives in the Great Barrier Reef with his son Nemo, who longs to explore the world beyond their anemone home. centralfloridatix.com CYPRESS GARDENS WATER SKI SHOW Aug. 15 at MLK Park at Lake Silver in Winter Haven. Watch the world-famous ski team perform

LAKELAND FLYING TIGERS Head over to Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland to watch the Lakeland Flying Tigers play! The Single-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers will play 18 times in August. Visit milb.com/lakeland to see the full schedule of games, purchase tickets, and check for promotions like the “$2 hot dog,” “All-You-Can-Eat” nights, Baseball BINGO, and more. THE POLK YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AWARDS Aug. 19, 5:30 p.m. at Idlewood in Bartow. This will be an eveni

MAN OF MY DREAMS By Olivia Worley A romance author is shocked when one of her characters-in-progress seemingly comes to life … but is he too good to be true? This dramatic and twisty thriller is perfect for fans of Ashley Winstead and Kate Alice Marshall, where the truth really is stranger than fiction. THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE By Julie Orringer Paris, 1937. Andras Lévi, a Hungarian-Jewish architecture student, arrives from Budapest with a scholarship, a single suitcase, and a my