June 3, 2008

Today in NY: Museum Mile Fest, Joba starts, new Twyla

It is Tuesday, June 3 and here are some things to do today in NY:

Free Museum Mile Festival from 6 to 9 p.m. with free access to the Met, Guggenheim, the Frick, the Neue Galerie, the Cooper-Hewitt, the Jewish Museum, Museum of the City of New York, the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, El Museo del Barrio and Goethe-Institut New York/German Cultural Center.

Framing a Century: Master Photographers, 1840–1940 opens at the Met Museum

Joba Chamberlain makes his first big league start for the Yankees vs. Toronto at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 p.m.

“Rabbit and Rogue" Twyla Tharp World Premiere - American Ballet Theatre at 8 p.m.

Internet Week begins

Tony Danza begins a stint at Feinstein's at Loews Regency at 8:30 p.m.

Jazz for Curious Listeners free series Art Tatum at 7 p.m. at Harlem School of the Arts

Book Court book event at 7 p.m.: “Sweet Melissa Baking Book�

True Crimes: The Untold Story Behind the Devastation of Iraq, at Town Hall

Auction: Oriental Rugs And Carpets Including Property From The Doris Duke Collection And The Newport Restoration Foundation at Christie’s Rockefeller Center

Auction: Important French Furniture and Decorations, European Ceramics and Carpets at Sotheby’s

Access is free all day today at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Wave Hill gardens. The China Institute Gallery is free from 6 to 8 p.m. and the Morgan Library & Museum opens its McKim rooms (Mr. Morgan’s library and study) for free from 3 to 5 p.m. today.

Additionally, the Society of Illustrators is open until 8 p.m.

For more ongoing exhibits and shows, see NewYorkology’s Now in NYC list, and for upcoming events, the calendar.

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