Agenda: 6/9 to 6/15

1. Joys, Sorrows, and Challenges of Living (Not Just Eating) Sustainably, a discussion led by Joan Gussow, author of This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader, and chef Dan Barber, Wednesday, June 9, 6:00 p.m., at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, 630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills. $100/dinner and discussion, $25/lecture only, advance registration required (914.366.6200).
2. Second Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party, featuring seven of the country's top pitmasters, live jazz and blues, and educational seminars, Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at 26th Street between 5th and Madison Avenues and Madison Square Park.
3. Broadway Panhandler Yard Sale, prices discounted by up to 75 percent on selected cookware, Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Broadway Panhandler, 477 Broome Street (212.966.3434).
4. Nieuwe Maatjes Herring at Grand Central Oyster Bar, the special herring from Holland are on the menu at Grand Central Oyster Bar through June 16. A tasting and book signing with author Russell Shorto will take place on Tuesday, June 14, at 6:00 p.m., at Grand Central Oyster Bar at Grand Central Terminal (212.490.6650). [via New York Post]
5. Taste of Times Square, annual outdoor food festival with tastings from over 50 Times Square restaurants, Monday, June 14, beginning at 5:00 p.m., at 46th Street between Broadway and 9th Avenue. Free admission, tastes cost $1 and up (212.768.1560).

Ongoing Events:
1. Chocolate, Coffee, Tea, a special exhibition of the utensils developed to serve these products when they were introduced through trade in the 17th century, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street. The exhibition closes July 11, 2004 (212.535.7710).
2. Cookin': A Sizzling Entertainment, "a fast-paced kitchen percussion show combining comedy, rhythm, and non-verbal performance," at the Minetta Lane Theatre, 18 Minetta Lane (212.420.8000).
3. Beer Garden at the Brooklyn Historical Society, every Friday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., through August 27, at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn. The Beer Garden is part of "100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall," an exhibition on the history of brewing in Brooklyn, on view through October 16 (718.222.4111).