Agenda: 7/7 to 7/13

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, continues through Sunday, July 11, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street (212.535.7710).
2. The Proust Society Marathon Birthday Reading, a day-long reading of the "Combray" sections of Marcel Proust's Swann's Way, featuring madeleines from Payard Pâtisserie, Saturday, July 10, 10:00 a.m. to approximately 11:00 p.m., at the Mercantile Library of New York, 17 East 47th Street. General admission is $5.00, reservations required (212.755.6710). [via New York Times]

Coming Up -- Bastille Day:
1. Les Halles Liberty Festival, a day-long street party on John Street, featuring "Bastille Races" between waitstaff and other festivities, Wednesday, July 14, 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at Brasserie Les Halles Downtown, 15 John Street at Broadway (212.285.8585).
2. Bastille Day at Gavroche, a three-course prix-fixe menu including champagne and accordian music, Wednesday, July 14, 7:00 p.m., at Gavroche, 212 West 14th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues. $25/person, reservations recommended (212.647.8553).

Ongoing Events:
1. 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).
2. 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).