Art|CLOSE READING: Sculpture to Invigorate a Shrinking City. A new sculpture park in St. Louis, filled with works by Fernand Léger, Tony Smith, Jim Dine and Bernar Venet, has been created to draw tourists and art fans to the city.

Arts | Long Island: The Promise of Grace Hartigan, and the Letdowns. Grace Hartigan, after an early triumph with Abstract Expressionism, continued to experiment, but with less successful results.

Twice as Much Art as Last Year. Lesser-known and less established art fairs have not been well patronized of late, given the state of the economy. The organizers of ArtHamptons hope to defy the odds.

Spotlight | RIDGEFIELD: A Master of Two Dimensions, Plus One. A scholar known for his work in the visual display of data has created dozens of monumental sculptures and placed them on his properties in Cheshire and Woodbury.

Arts | Connecticut: Where Art Meets Social Networking Sites. Employing social networking as the theme for an art show, a curator found that some artists actually used the new medium, while others were just commenting on it.

Arts, Briefly: Cooper-Hewitt Museum Names Acting Director. Caroline Baumann has been named the acting director of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in Manhattan, the museum announced on Thursday.

Art Review | 'Pen and Parchment': Those Medieval Monks Could Draw. A show at the Metropolitan Museum reveals medieval drawing to be vital, evolving, remarkably diverse and essential to the medium’s Renaissance blossoming.

Art Review | 'Michelangelo’s First Painting': A Saint, Demons and a Leap of Imagination. “St. Anthony Tormented by Demons,” which many believe to be Michelangelo’s first painting, is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Art Review | 'Pages of Gold': Gemlike Paintings, Set Free From Words. Illustrated pages removed from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts are given new life in a show at the Morgan Library & Museum.

Art Review | 'Paintings From the Reign of Victoria': Social Commentary on Canvas: Dickensian Take on the Real World. At its best Victorian painting delivers a rich mix of visual imagination and social commentary, as seen at an excellent exhibit at the Yale Center for British Art.

Art Review | 'Scripture for the Eyes': How Dutch Printmakers Brought the Bible to Life and Spread Some Propaganda. A superb show of Bible illustrations, with some of the biggest names in Western printmaking, at the Museum of Biblical Art.

Antiques: An Artist’s Treasures. An archive of items by Frida Kahlo, which include suitcases, recipe books and jewelry, is the subject of a new book.

Art in Review. Kenneth Anger at P.S. 1, Katrin Sigurdardottir at Eleven Rivington, Tim Hawkinson at PaceWildenstein and more.

Museum and Gallery Listings. Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.

When Scott Met Irving ... Or Didn’t. “The Tin Pan Alley Rag” is a show about the lives, work and aesthetics of two influential songwriters: Irving Berlin and Scott Joplin.

Theater Review | New Jersey: Weather Adds Touch to Outdoor ‘Tempest’. The heavens above the open-air amphitheater where this abridged production is being performed produced their own special effects.

Eskandarian's Goal Gives Galaxy Win vs. Revolution. CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Recently acquired Alecko Eskandarian scored in the eighth minute to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.

Vows: Erika Fredell and Ted Skala. The couple met in high school and their desire for each other never perished.

Ginger Norling and Tyler Branham. The couple were married Saturday at River Farm, the headquarters of the American Horticultural Society in Alexandria, Va.

Lydia Barker and Christopher Gruszczynski. Lydia Anne Marie Barker and Christopher Roger Gruszczynski were married Saturday at Sage Chapel at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.

Bernardine Ileto and Brian Chan. Bernardine Lim Ileto and Dr. Brian Tan Chan were married Saturday in Newton, Mass. Msgr.

Jennifer Coveney and Bernadette Smith. Jennifer Marie Coveney and Bernadette Mary Smith were married Friday in Boston. Cindy Matchett, a Universal Brotherhood minister, officiated at the Exchange Conference Center, an event space.

Anique Oliver, Jonathan Brewer. Anique Sahara Oliver and Jonathan Lamar Brewer were married Saturday evening at Paradise Cove Resort in Anguilla, the British West Indies. The Rev. Norril Gumbs, a Baptist minister, officiated.

Katherine Zeisel, Joshua Salzman. Katherine Ilene Zeisel and Joshua Marc Salzman were married Saturday night by Rabbi Leah R. Berkowitz at Judea Reform Congregation in Durham, N.C.

Talley Wettlaufer, Daniel Massey. Talley Dickinson Wettlaufer and Daniel Matthew Massey were married Saturday at a summer home of the bride’s family in Fort Erie, Ontario.

Amy Liskow, Seth Locke. Amy Lauren Liskow and Seth Howard Locke are to be married Sunday evening at Crystal Plaza, an event space in Livingston, N.J. Rabbi Yitzchok Adler is to officiate.

Michele Bernius, Krishanu Saha. Michele Lynn Bernius and Krishanu Saha were married Saturday evening at Perona Farms in Andover, N.J. The Rev. Paul Mayer, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony.

Yaffa Garber, Ravid Tilles. Yaffa Malka Garber and Ravid Benjamin Tilles were married Thursday at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy, Mass. Rabbi Jonah Layman officiated.

Priscilla McKenzie, Derick Hackett. Priscilla Renée McKenzie and Derick Sean Hackett were married Saturday at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. The Rev. Canon Victoria R. Sirota, the cathedral’s pastor and vicar, performed the ceremony.

Allegra Baldwin, Richard Fahrer. Allegra Leigh Baldwin and Richard Anthony Fahrer were married in Rye, N.Y., on Tuesday at the home of Lesley Goldwasser and Jonathan Plutzik, an aunt and uncle of the bride. Rabbi Norman R. Patz officiated.

Skye Parrott, Alec Friedman. Skye Virginia Parrott and Alec Michael Friedman were married Monday in the Manhattan Marriage Bureau by Blanca Martinez, a staff member in the city clerk’s office.

Karen Milkosky, Patrick Curran. Karen Lynn Milkosky and Patrick Daniel Curran were married Saturday at Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Judge Guido Calabresi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit officiated. The bridegroom was a clerk for the judge, whose chambers are in New Haven, in 2004 and 2005.

Mimi Franke, Matthew Marziani. Mimi Murray Digby Franke and Matthew Joseph Marziani were married Saturday in Harwood, Md. The Rev. Philip Postell, a Roman Catholic priest, officiated at Cedar Park, an estate owned by the bride’s family.

Tristanne Walliser, Stevenson Martin. Tristanne Leslie Walliser and Stevenson Reinhold Martin were married Friday in New York. The Rev. Maurena Talbot, a Presbyterian minister, officiated at the Battery Gardens restaurant, with the Rev. Dr. William K. Quick, a Methodist minister, participating.

Elisabeth Bedell, Dominic Clive. Elisabeth DeCou Bedell and Capt. Dominic Robert Huyshe Clive were married Saturday at the Royal Military Chapel in London. The Rev. Paul S. Wright, an Anglican priest, performed the ceremony.

Courtney Vowels, John Garnevicus. Courtney Lucey Vowels, the daughter of Lenore M. Lucey of Washington and the late Gary B. Vowels, and John Joseph Garnevicus, a son of Colleen Forster Garnevicus and John Thomas Garnevicus Jr. of Nelson, Wis., were married Saturday. The Rev. Joseph H. Gilmore, a Presbyterian minister, officiated on the grounds of Forster Farm, the home of the bridegroom’s parents.

Ruth Zemel, Matthew Brown. Ruth Zemel, a daughter of Haya Zemel and Eitan Zemel of Armonk, N.Y., is to be married Sunday in Healdsburg, Calif., to Matthew Paul Brown, a son of Deborah Brown and the Rev. Mitchell Brown of Wilmette, Ill. The bridegroom’s father, the pastor of the Evanston Mennonite Church in Evanston, Ill., is to lead a ceremony that will include both Jewish and Christian elements at Healdsburg Country Gardens.

Heather Jordan, Robert Fisher. Heather Michele Jordan, a daughter of Michele and Robert Jordan of Pittsford, N.Y., was married Saturday evening to Robert Charles Fisher, the son of Juelle and Fred J. Fisher of Santa Rosa, Calif. The Rev. Lawrence D. Ford, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony at the Holy Family Mission in Rutherford, Calif.

Katherine Nordahl, Jon Cole. Katherine Linnea Nordahl and Dr. Jon Butzer Cole were married Friday at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. Thor Anderson, a retired Hennepin County District Court judge who presided in Minneapolis, officiated.

Olivia Jones, Jeff Ramsey. Olivia Jones, the daughter of Libby Rider Jones and Bernice R. Jones of Manhattan, was married Saturday at her parents’ summer home in Broad Creek, N.C., to Jeff Ramsey, the son of Catherine Taylor Dickinson of Fairview, N.C., and Jack S. Ramsey of Fletcher, N.C. The Rev. Beth H. Hood, a United Methodist minister, performed a ceremony that incorporated Quaker traditions.

Sarah Glass, Michael Waterfield. Sarah Nicole Glass and Dr. Michael Robert Waterfield were married Saturday evening. David LaSalle, a friend of the couple and a Universal Life minister, officiated at High Camp, an event space near Olympic Valley, Calif.

Rebecca Tholl, Christian Hall. Rebecca Anne Tholl, a daughter of Micheline V. Tholl and J. Michael Tholl of South Dartmouth, Mass., was married there Saturday to Christian David Hall, a son of Sandy Hall and David E. Hall, also of South Dartmouth. Natalie Ganley, an aunt of the bride, received permission from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to officiate at the home of the bridegroom’s parents.

Maria Gambale, Zachary Taylor. Maria Luisa Gambale and Zachary Stewart Taylor were married Saturday at the 1768 Hubbell Homestead, a historic home in Bennington, Vt. The ceremony was led by Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of Federal District Court in Manhattan, who received permission from Vermont to officiate.

Sarah Pierson, Marc Beaulieu. Sarah Linett Pierson and Marc Richard Beaulieu were married Saturday at the Pines Theater at Look Park in Florence, Mass. The Rev. Maryellen Butke, a minister in the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, officiated.

Mara McGinnis, Karl Bauer. Mara McGinnis and Karl Bauer were married Friday at St. Mary of the Snows Church in Otter Lake, N.Y. The Rev. Sean O’Brien, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony.

Christine Hewitt, Daniel Belin. Christine Marie Hewitt and Daniel Lammot Belin were married Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church of Boulder in Colorado. The Rev. Dr. Carl Hofmann, a Presbyterian minister and an associate pastor at the church, performed the ceremony.

Lauren Goldberg, Nicholas Obourn. Lauren S. W. Goldberg, a daughter of Linda G. Wittenberg and Michael H. Goldberg of New York, was married Friday evening to Nicholas B. Obourn, the son of Margo Obourn and Gerald Obourn of Woodstock, N.Y. Rabbi Marjorie Slome officiated at Crabtree’s Kittle House, a restaurant and inn in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Colleen Paparella, Ali Ganjian. Colleen Sheehan Paparella and Ali Ganjian were married Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington. The Rev. Gregory A. Schenden, a Roman Catholic priest, performed the ceremony.

Jana Rubenstein, Robert Percival. Jana Milberg Rubenstein and Robert Guy Percival were married Saturday evening at Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park, N.J. Rabbi Robin Nafshi officiated.

Samantha Pollinger, Terrance Coyne. Samantha Natasha Lee Pollinger and Terrance Patrick Coyne were married Thursday at the Pleasantdale Chateau, an event space in West Orange, N.J. Msgr. Robert B. O’Connor, a Roman Catholic priest, officiated, and Cantor Elliott Levine participated in the ceremony.

She’s Ready for Millions of Her Closest Friends. “The Wendy Williams Show,” set to begin July 13, is a chance for the host to expand her reach and her brand — without, she hopes, sacrificing her persona.

Who’s Afraid of ‘NYC Prep’?. “NYC Prep,” the new Bravo reality show chronicling the lives of a half-dozen New York prep school teenagers, puts grown-ups on edge.

Arts | New Jersey: Where Hundreds of Cakes Rise, and Tempers Flare. At a bakery in Hoboken, having feuding family members fill hundreds of orders a week could be a recipe for disaster — or a juicy reality show.

Spinning the Web: P.R. in Silicon Valley. Public relations gurus are courting influential voices on services like Twitter to endorse new companies, Web sites or gadgets, perhaps forever altering their roles.

Fundamentally: A U-Turn on Market Risk. After spending most of 2008 and the first quarter of this year fleeing from volatile areas of the market, investors are now racing toward them.

Stewart Survives Crash-Filled Final Lap at Daytona. Tony Stewart won at Daytona International Speedway after contact with Kyle Busch sent Busch hard into a wall right before the finish line.

Roundup: U.S. Overpowers Grenada in Gold Cup. In its first game since the Confederations Cup final, the United States national team began its defense of the Concacaf Gold Cup title with an easy victory.

Longtime Assistant Kearney Has Chance to Be the Boss. After a long career doing the unsung work of an assistant coach in college basketball, Sean Kearney is taking over the Holy Cross program.

She’s a Director Who’s Just Another Dude. Lynn Shelton, director of the bromance “Humpday,” takes a victory lap of the festival circuit.

Zaire’s Moment of the Soul. “Soul Power” rediscovers Zaire ’74, when American soul music met Afrobeat.

The Dictator and the Disco King. The Chilean film “Tony Manero” uses “Saturday Night Fever” as a device to dissect the abusive dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

DVDs: Anne Frank, All-American Girl. A look at the upgraded, 50th anniversary edition of “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

Roundup: U.S. Overpowers Grenada in Gold Cup. In its first game since the Confederations Cup final, the United States national team began its defense of the Concacaf Gold Cup title with an easy victory.

US routs Grenada 4-0 in Gold Cup ...

Cunningham's 2 Goals Lift FC Dallas Past Red Bulls. FRISCO, Texas (AP) -- Jeff Cunningham scored twice in a 2-minute span of the first half to lead FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory Saturday night that extended the New York Red Bulls' road winless skid to 23 games.

US routs Grenada 4-0 in Gold Cup ...

Angels 11, Orioles 4. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Vladimir Guerrero hit his third home run of the season and had four RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels used a late rally to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-4 on Saturday night.

Diamondbacks 11, Rockies 7. DENVER (AP) -- Pinch-hitter Chris Young hit a tiebreaking, three-run double in the eighth inning, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks rally for an 11-7 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.

Former NFL Quarterback McNair Killed in Tennessee. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Police said a pistol was discovered near the body of a woman also shot dead in a downtown condominium.

Ex-Quarterback Steve McNair Shot to Death. McNair and a woman were found shot to death in Nashville, according to the police.

Longtime Assistant Kearney Has Chance to Be the Boss. After a long career doing the unsung work of an assistant coach in college basketball, Sean Kearney is taking over the Holy Cross program.

Rangers 12, Rays 4. ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Andruw Jones homered and drove in four runs, Michael Young added a three-run double and the Texas Rangers roughed up David Price to win their fourth in a row, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4 Saturday night.

Marlins 5, Pirates 3. MIAMI (AP) -- Hanley Ramirez homered and Andrew Miller pitched effectively into the seventh inning, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

Indians 5, Athletics 2. CLEVELAND (AP) -- Carl Pavano earned his first win in five starts, helping the Cleveland Indians to a 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.

Kamara's Goal Gives Dynamo 1-0 Win Over Wizards. KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Kei Kamara scored on Mike Chabala's first career assist, giving the Houston Dynamo a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday night.

Fire End 3-Game Skid, Top Rapids 2-1. COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) -- Marco Pappa and Wilman Conde scored and the Chicago Fire ended a three-game losing streak -- and a 10-game skid in Colorado -- with a 2-1 victory over the Rapids on Saturday night.

Allen Klein, 77, Dies; Managed Music Legends. Mr. Klein managed the business affairs of Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones and, for a short time, the Beatles.

Ping: We Rent Movies, So Why Not Textbooks?. Chegg.com, which rents textbooks to college students, says it had 2008 revenue of more than $10 million.

Al Franken and the Odd Politics of Minnesota. Al Franken’s hard-won victory raises the question: What is up with Minnesota politics, anyway?

Independence Days: Another Example of the G.O.P. Split. Gov. Sarah Palin’s rise to the national ticket was itself the result of tension in the Republican Party.

Point of View: Decoding Russia: A Six-Step Plan. The success of President Obama’s trip to Moscow will depend in part on his grasp of the mentality of today’s Russia.

What the Russians Say About Us. What do Americans not understand about Russia? Readers of The Times’s Russian-language blog respond.

Ideas & Trends: Stereo for One: A Brief Unaccompanied History. Decades before iPod, there was Walkman. And before that, car horns and bird song.

The Diva Spy Who Loved a Trick, a Tall Tale, Himself. Shi Pei Pu, a k a “M. Butterfly,” once pressed upon me a gift of rare jewels, and to my shame, I accepted.

Medicare’s Mixed Legacy. The government can lower medical costs, but may limit innovation.

The World: Farewell to an India I Hardly Knew. An Indian-American reflects on six years in a country undergoing revolutionary social transformation.

In Bid to Fulfill Dream, Kim Ties Woods for Lead. The leaders after the first and second rounds at the AT&T National, Anthony Kim and Tiger Woods, were tied after three rounds.

Cheers for Ramirez in San Diego, but Certainly Not From the Padres. Despite refusing to answer any questions about steroids, Manny Ramirez enjoyed the support of thousands of Dodgers fans, who made the trip to San Diego to watch Saturday’s game.

In Bid to Fulfill Dream, Kim Ties Woods for Lead. The leaders after the first and second rounds at the AT&T National, Anthony Kim and Tiger Woods, were tied after three rounds.

Differences Grow Wider Over Coup in Honduras. It was clear that the post-coup government was squaring for a fight, and some in the Organization of American States were prepared to push back.

Sandra Warfield, Opera and Cabaret Singer, Dies at 88. Ms. Warfield was an American mezzo-soprano who performed frequently with the Metropolitan Opera in the 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s.

Lottery Numbers. July 4, 2009.

During Independence Celebrations in Alaska, Palin Is Low Key, Except Online. Sarah Palin was in Juneau, but she kept a low profile at the Fourth of July parade.

Music: Isaac Stern’s Great Leap Forward Reverberates. A violinist’s visit and contribution to classical music in China honored, thirty years later.

Zaire’s Moment of the Soul. “Soul Power” rediscovers Zaire ’74, when American soul music met Afrobeat.

Spotlight | New Jersey: Bring Dancing Shoes and a Chair. For Matt Angus, 40, the founder of the annual Black Potatoe Music Festiva, this year’s event, the 13th, is not just a source of pride.

A Night Out With | Bat for Lashes: Animals, Plastic or Dead. Hanging out with Natasha Khan, the British singer better known as Bat for Lashes, as she shops for stage props at New York Costumes in the East Village.

Playlist: Brazilian Grooves, Groovy ’60s. Reviews of releases by Céu, the Dead Weather, Pisces, Busdriver, Deerhunter and Bachelorette.

Cai Jindong on Classical Music in China. Some excerpts of comments Cai Jindong made regarding the 30th anniversary of Isaac Stern’s historic trip to China.

When Scott Met Irving ... Or Didn’t. “The Tin Pan Alley Rag” is a show about the lives, work and aesthetics of two influential songwriters: Irving Berlin and Scott Joplin.

Questions for Jeff Tweedy: Rock of Ages. The Wilco frontman talks about a new album, the generation gap and Barack Obama’s iPod.

Sandra Warfield, Opera and Cabaret Singer, Dies at 88. Ms. Warfield was an American mezzo-soprano who performed frequently with the Metropolitan Opera in the 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s.

Allen Klein, 77, Dies; Managed Music Legends. Mr. Klein managed the business affairs of Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones and, for a short time, the Beatles.

Deal Near on Jackson Service, as Custody Battle Looms. Michael Jackson’s family faced a potential custody battle with the mother of two of his children.

Away: A Jazz Voice Finds a Mellower Range. When it’s time for the jazz singer Sheila Jordan to work on arrangements, she heads to Middleburgh, N.Y.

Music Review | ACME: Musical Illustrators of a Stylistic Alchemy. The Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson performed with ACME at Le Poisson Rouge on Thursday evening.

Sky Saxon, Lead Singer and Bassist for the Seeds, Dies. Mr. Saxon was the mop-haired bass player and front man for the protopunk band the Seeds, whose song “Pushin’ Too Hard” put a Los Angeles garage-band spin on the bad-boy rocker image personified by the Rolling Stones.

Dance: His Moves Expressed as Much as His Music. Michael Jackson will be remembered as a great and widely imitated mover. Other things about him will be remembered too, but it is amazing how many of them are apparent in his dancing.

He’s Never Left Astoria Behind. The singer Tony Bennett will perform in his old neighborhood at commencement ceremonies at the new home for the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts.

Donggaocun Journal: From a Beijing Suburb, Vibrant Strings. The Beijing suburb of Donggaocun, a manufacturer of string instruments, is trying to position itself as the violin capital of China.

Music Review | New York Philharmonic: For His Finale, Maazel Musters Mahler’s Army. Lorin Maazel’s account of the Mahler Eighth Symphony at Avery Fisher Hall on Wednesday brought together the grandiose and the prosaic.

Rap Star Charged With Murder in Stabbing. The police said Robert Rosado, known as Tru-Life, killed a man in the lobby of an apartment building on the Lower East Side on June 15.

Music Review | Fabolous: Twitter-Happy Rapper Flaunts His Verse. Fabolous, known for detailing his many activities on Twitter, did not post about his Wednesday concert at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill till Thursday morning.

Music Review | Dam-Funk: A Chatty Fan of ’80s Funk, Serving It Slow and Low. Dam-Funk led a sprawling, exuberant two-and-a-half-hour D.J. set that included unabashedly sexy electro-R&B records and music by Animal Collective.

Music Review | Aki Takahashi: A Live Supplement to Fans’ CD Collections. The Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi devoted her concert at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday evening entirely to music she has recorded.

Music Review | Floriculture: Mixing the Prepared With the Impromptu. Nearly all jazz balances improvisation against composition, but a band like Floriculture makes you realize how many degrees there are of striking that balance.

Flutes Offer Clues to Stone-Age Music. Archaeologists said a bone flute and two fragments of ivory flutes discovered last fall represent the earliest known flowering of music-making in Stone Age culture.

Music Review | Diana Krall: The Voice Is Dark and the Emphasis Mysterious. A subdued Diana Krall held forth on Tuesday at Carnegie Hall, where she gave the first of two concerts with a 41-piece orchestra, augmented by a jazz trio.

Music Review: A Brother and Sister Join to Perform in the Open Air. On Tuesday in Central Park, Lara St. John was joined by her older brother, Scott St. John for a spirited performance of Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (BWV 1043).

Betty Allen, Opera Singer and Educator, Dies at 82. Ms. Allen was an American mezzo-soprano who transcended a Dickensian girlhood to become an internationally known opera singer and later a prominent voice teacher and arts administrator.

Philharmonic Puts Its History by the Numbers Online. Creating a little bit of heaven for classical music geeks, the New York Philharmonic has put online an ocean of data about its concerts.

Music Review | Signal: Quickly, a Celebration of Steve Reich’s Pulitzer. Signal, the young, high-energy ensemble led by Brad Lubman, performed Steve Reich’s Pulitzer-Prize winning Double Sextet at Le Poisson Rouge on Monday.

Music Review | 'Orbits': Round and Round the Music Soars in Wright’s Spiraling Masterpiece. The rotunda of the Guggenheim Museum is an ideal place to perform one of the most mesmerizing and eclectic musical works ever written.

Music Review | Beyoncé: Flash, Concepts and, Yes, Songs. The whole point of Beyoncé’s dazzling show at Madison Square Garden was to make you ask how she does it.

Music Review | Make Music New York: Classical Tunes Come Down to the Streets for Impromptu Concerts. Presented annually on the summer solstice, Make Music New York celebrates both amateur and professional music-making in a single daylong stream of free performances.

Music Review | Emerson String Quartet: A Program of Schubert, Dark Linings and All, From a Long-Awaited Quartet. Hundreds waited in line in the rain on Sunday afternoon to snap up tickets for the Emerson String Quartet’s long-awaited Free for All debut.

Music Review | Yannick Noah: Commanding the Stage at Another French Open. Yannick Noah, a tennis player with pop ambitions, headlined a Central Park SummerStage concert on Sunday, where he wisely relied on his band’s grooves.

Music Review | Van der Graaf Generator: Still Asking Existential Questions, 40 Years On. Physics, destruction and impermanence were just some of the subjects covered in Van der Graaf Generator’s performance at the Nokia Theater on Sunday.

Critics' Choice: New CDs. New releases from the Mars Volta, Ginuwine, Holly Williams and Patterson Hood.

Music Review | Vieux Farka Touré and Blk Jks: A Workout for Bustling Sounds of Africa. The African double bill at the Highline Ballroom was a night of triplets, scampering, chattering and barreling ahead in ways that could be dizzying.

Music Review | 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream': Britten’s ‘Dream,’ Tweaked With an Otherworldly Pungency. An imaginative production of Britten’s opera, directed by Steven LaCosse, opened as part of the Princeton Festival.

Music Review | Jamie Cullum: The Piano Man Who Hops Atop His Instrument. Mr. Cullum pounded on his Yamaha one minute; the next he was jumping on top of it (a little shakily).

Music Review | Passion Pit: Once-Dreamy Indie Rockers, Masking Hurt With High-Gloss Sheen. The show suggested that even though the mood of Passion Pit’s frontman, Michael Angelakos, had morphed, his skill set and that of his band had not.

Observatory: The Case of the Shrinking Sheep. On a remote Scottish island, the sheep are shrinking, and the cause appears to be the warming of winter.

Cheers for Ramirez in San Diego, but Certainly Not From the Padres. Despite refusing to answer any questions about steroids, Manny Ramirez enjoyed the support of thousands of Dodgers fans, who made the trip to San Diego to watch Saturday’s game.

Steve McNair, a Super Bowl Quarterback, Is Shot to Death. McNair and a woman were found shot to death in Nashville, according to the police.

Phillies 4, Mets 1: Mets Flaunt Weakness High in Air for All to See. In what is becoming a trend, the Mets bungled two pop-ups in the sixth inning of a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

Ken Roberts, Announcer Whose Voice Graced the Heyday of Radio, Dies at 99. Known for his comforting voice, Mr. Roberts was welcomed in millions of American homes over the airwaves.

Cardinals 7, Reds 4. CINCINNATI (AP) -- Albert Pujols hit his club-record fourth grand slam of the season, and Jarrett Hoffpauir drove in the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning with his first career hit as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Friday night.

Steve McNair, a Super Bowl Quarterback, Is Shot to Death. McNair and a woman were found shot to death in Nashville, according to the police.

Music: Isaac Stern’s Great Leap Forward Reverberates. A violinist’s visit and contribution to classical music in China honored, thirty years later.

Television: She’s Ready for Millions of Her Closest Friends. “The Wendy Williams Show,” set to begin July 13, is a chance for the host to expand her reach and her brand — without, she hopes, sacrificing her persona.

Film: She’s a Director Who’s Just Another Dude. Lynn Shelton, director of the bromance “Humpday,” takes a victory lap of the festival circuit.

Zaire’s Moment of the Soul. “Soul Power” rediscovers Zaire ’74, when American soul music met Afrobeat.

Art|CLOSE READING: Sculpture to Invigorate a Shrinking City. A new sculpture park in St. Louis, filled with works by Fernand Léger, Tony Smith, Jim Dine and Bernar Venet, has been created to draw tourists and art fans to the city.

Dance: Genre Blenders of Modern and Ballet. Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Laura Dean and Mark Morris share their thoughts on the relationship between modern dance and ballet.

When Scott Met Irving ... Or Didn’t. “The Tin Pan Alley Rag” is a show about the lives, work and aesthetics of two influential songwriters: Irving Berlin and Scott Joplin.

Allen Klein, Managed Legendary Music Acts, Dies at 77. Mr. Klein was a a music executive who managed the business affairs of Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones and, for a short time, the Beatles.

Ken Roberts, Announcer Whose Voice Graced the Heyday of Radio, Dies at 99. Known for his comforting voice, Mr. Roberts was welcomed in millions of American homes over the airwaves.

Sandra Warfield, Opera and Cabaret Singer, Dies at 88. Ms. Warfield was an American mezzo-soprano who performed frequently with the Metropolitan Opera in the 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s.

Film: The Dictator and the Disco King. The Chilean film “Tony Manero” uses “Saturday Night Fever” as a device to dissect the abusive dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.

DVDs: Anne Frank, All-American Girl. A look at the upgraded, 50th anniversary edition of “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

Playlist: Brazilian Grooves, Groovy ’60s. Reviews of releases by Céu, the Dead Weather, Pisces, Busdriver, Deerhunter and Bachelorette.

Letter: Female Directors: Calling for More Scrutiny. To the Editor:.

Letter: Ensor’s Impact: Painter’s Other Side. To the Editor:.

Ken Roberts, Announcer Whose Voice Graced the Heyday of Radio, Dies at 99. Known for his comforting voice, Mr. Roberts was welcomed in millions of American homes over the airwaves.

Allen Klein, Managed Legendary Music Acts, Dies at 77. Mr. Klein was a a music executive who managed the business affairs of Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones and, for a short time, the Beatles.

Sandra Warfield, Opera and Cabaret Singer, Dies at 88. Ms. Warfield was an American mezzo-soprano who performed frequently with the Metropolitan Opera in the 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s.

Ken Roberts, Announcer Whose Voice Graced the Heyday of Radio, Dies at 99. Known for his comforting voice, Mr. Roberts was welcomed in millions of American homes over the airwaves.

Steve McNair, a Super Bowl Quarterback, Is Shot to Death. McNair and a woman were found shot to death in Nashville, according to the police.

Op-Ed Columnist: Now, Sarah’s Folly. As Alaskans settled in to enjoy holiday salmon bakes and the post-solstice thaw, their governor had a solipsistic meltdown so strange it made Sparky Sanford look like a model of stability.

Op-Ed Columnist: Bernie Madoff Is No John Dillinger. In the context of our own Great Recession, Bernie Madoff’s old-fashioned Ponzi scheme was merely a one-off next to the esoteric and (often legal) heists by banks and bankers.

Op-Ed Columnist: Can I Clean Your Clock?. If the United States doesn’t want to lose the green technology race, President Obama can’t put the energy/climate bill on the back burner to focus solely on health care. They go together.

Op-Ed Columnist: The Best Kids’ Books Ever. Pry your kids away from the keyboard and the television, and give them a book. For ideas, here’s a summer reading list.

Op-Ed Contributor: A Plantation to Be Proud Of. Why the State of Rhode Island should keep its longer, more offensive full name.

Op-Ed Contributor: Bike Among the Ruins. While bike enthusiasts in most urban areas continue to have to fight for their place on the streets, Detroit has the potential to become a new bicycle utopia.

Op-Ed Contributor: Trading Down. The loss of jobs on Wall Street immediately set off a cascade of financial reckonings and tradeoffs of the sort that were taking place across New York City.

Op-Ed Contributor: The Real Bank of America. In Atlanta foreclosures are high and 14 community banks have closed since the economic crisis began. So where does one put their money?

Op-Ed Contributor: Fish Store Out of Water. An Iowa shop was virtually washed away by last year’s floods, but through acts of kindness was rebuilt.

Editorial: Not Much Relief. The Obama antiforeclosure plan should reduce principal rather than reduce monthly payments because it restores equity to borrowers.

Editorial: Pure Overreach. Overturning the longstanding ban on corporate spending in elections for president and Congress would be a disaster for democracy.

Editorial: California Rules. California’s landmark rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles should be extended nationwide.

Editorial: The Great Black Hope. A pardon is overdue for Jack Johnson, a boxer who was an amazing form of resistance when Jim Crow lynchings and pro-white sports reporting were common.

The Public Editor: Journalistic Ideals, Human Values. With one of its own held hostage, The Times had a painful decision.

Letters: Gays Left Waiting and Wondering. To the Editor:.

Letter: Hunger Outside Prison. To the Editor:.

Letter: Cleaning Up Albany. To the Editor:.

Letter: Scientific Illiteracy. To the Editor:.

Letter: Presidents and Power. To the Editor:.

Medicare’s Mixed Legacy. The government can lower medical costs, but may limit innovation.

Observatory: The Case of the Shrinking Sheep. On a remote Scottish island, the sheep are shrinking, and the cause appears to be the warming of winter.

Ex-Quarterback Steve McNair Shot to Death. McNair and a woman were found shot to death in Nashville, according to the police.

Phillies 4, Mets 1: Mets Flaunt Weakness High in Air for All to See. In what is becoming a trend, the Mets bungled two pop-ups in the sixth inning of a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

Iraqi Seizes the Chance to Make War Profitable. A once-struggling Iraqi has become rich by working with Americans first as an interpreter and then on construction projects.

Clerical Group Defies Leader on Disputed Iran Election. The most important group of religious leaders in Iran called for the results to be thrown out, the most public sign of a major split in the clerical establishment.

Reporter’s Notebook: In Iraq, Biden Paints a Holiday Ceremony With Colorful Talk. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. presided over a naturalization ceremony that included 12 soldiers from Iraq, and his blunt remarks.

Princes and Imams. A Times reporter’s funny, perceptive take on the Middle East and why reform there is so difficult.

National Briefing | South: Alabama: Landfill to Take Ash From Tennessee Spill. The nation’s largest utility can dump millions of tons of coal ash from a Tennessee spill into an Alabama landfill, federal regulators said.

Global Update: Tuberculosis: TB Vaccine Too Dangerous for Babies With AIDS Virus, Study Says. A common tuberculosis vaccine is too risky to give to those born infected with the AIDS virus, says a new study published by the World Health Organization.

Swine Flu Death Toll in Argentina Climbs. Argentina’s president said she would not rule out closing major public venues where swine flu could spread more quickly.

Obama Says He Supports Kremlin Chief on More Freedoms for Russia. In an interview to be published in Novaya Gazeta, a Russian opposition newspaper, President Obama said he supported Medvedev's statements on improving the rule of law and cleaning up the judicial system.

Global Update: Tuberculosis: TB Vaccine Too Dangerous for Babies With AIDS Virus, Study Says. A common tuberculosis vaccine is too risky to give to those born infected with the AIDS virus, says a new study published by the World Health Organization.

Clerical Group Defies Leader on Iran Vote. The most important group of religious leaders in Iran has called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate, the most public sign of a major split in the country’s clerical establishment.

Heading to Russia, Obama Is Mindful of Its Power Equation. As he heads to Russia, President Obama must prepare for separate meetings with President Dmitri A. Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin.

Governing Party in Albania Seeks to Assemble a Coalition. The opposition Socialist Party said the prime minister and the Democratic Party were acting prematurely in building a government during an election recount.

Point of View: Decoding Russia: A Six-Step Plan. The success of President Obama’s trip to Moscow will depend in part on his grasp of the mentality of today’s Russia.

Fresh Starts: Helping Patients Get Back on All Four Feet. Despite the recession, animal health care technicians continue to be in high demand.

Cutting Through the Clutter. Angela Braly, C.E.O. of WellPoint, a health benefits company based in Indianapolis, found that a legal background allowed her to identify the important issues.

The Count: Hope and Peril After an Escape From the Cubicle. A yearning for independence simmers in the heart of many a 9-to-5er, but being your own boss comes with a major amount of risk.

Career Couch: How to Make the Best of a Delayed Retirement. The recession has caused many baby boomers to rethink retirement, leading them to accept that they will probably work longer and retire later than planned.

School's Out, but Many Will Get Free Meals. Throughout the New York region, free meals have spread from poor urban areas to suburban communities once believed to be immune. By By WINNIE HU.

Ah, to Be Young and in Love. And Poor.. The Northport, N.Y., revival of the musical "Crazy for You" showcases the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin. By By ANITA GATES.

With More to Show, Long Island Film Series Grows. This may be a year of retrenchment in the arts world, but the Long Island International Film Expo, which starts on Thursday at the Bellmore Movies, has expanded since last year. By By KARIN LIPSON.

Chronicle of a Changing City. Unique Boutique opens an Upper West Side store, while Payard Patissere and Bistro, known as the bakery in "Sex and the City," is closing shop. By By ALEXIS MAINLAND and CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY.

Taste of Summer, Plucked From the Water. Looking for fresh clams and oysters, patrons pack into a number of crab shacks along the waterfront on Long Island. By By SUSAN M. NOVICK.

Westchester: Feeding the Children. Westchester students received 294,763 free breakfasts, lunches and snacks last summer, a 9 percent decrease from 2007, in part because some sites were open fewer days. By By WINNIE HU.

New York City: Feeding the Children. In New York City, where 73 percent of the 1.1 million students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, the summer meals program has expanded rapidly since 2006. By By WINNIE HU.

Long Island: Feeding the Children. School districts across Long Island have taken extra steps to ensure that students receive free nutritious meals, with even affluent suburbs confronting layoffs and shrinking household budgets. By By WINNIE HU.

Odd Surfaces Speak in Mixed Media and Mystical Tones. Wall assemblages by Antoni Tàpies, combine paints, sand, string and other materials, in a show at Dia:Beacon. By By BENJAMIN GENOCCHIO.

Tapas and More, With Argentine Flair. Milonga Wine and Tapas is not really a tapas bar, but a full-scale restaurant that recalls Buenos Aires rather than Barcelona. By By M.H. REED.

Sunday Routine | Ashrita Furman: For a Record Seeker, No Idle Day. What does a man who holds 101 records in the Guinness World Records book do on his day off? Practice.

School’s Out, but Many Will Get Free Meals. Throughout the New York region, free meals have spread from poor urban areas to suburban communities once believed to be immune.

Summer Rituals | Drum Circle: Tempo Alfresco After Dark, in the Park. For more than a decade, a self-described “bunch of Dominican kids” have gathered on steamy summer nights to drum and dance.

Open & Shut: Chronicle of a Changing City. Unique Boutique opens an Upper West Side store, while Payard Patissere and Bistro, known as the bakery in "Sex and the City," is closing shop.

Arts | New Jersey: Where Hundreds of Cakes Rise, and Tempers Flare. At a bakery in Hoboken, having feuding family members fill hundreds of orders a week could be a recipe for disaster — or a juicy reality show.

Arts | Westchester: Odd Surfaces Speak in Mixed Media and Mystical Tones. Wall assemblages by Antoni Tàpies, combine paints, sand, string and other materials, in a show at Dia:Beacon.

Arts | Long Island: The Promise of Grace Hartigan, and the Letdowns. Grace Hartigan, after an early triumph with Abstract Expressionism, continued to experiment, but with less successful results.

Arts | Connecticut: Where Art Meets Social Networking Sites. Employing social networking as the theme for an art show, a curator found that some some artists actually used the new medium, while others were just commenting on it.

Theater Review | New Jersey: Weather Adds Touch to Outdoor ‘Tempest’. The heavens above the open-air amphitheater where this abridged production is being performed produced their own special effects.

Theater Review | Long Isnad: Ah, to Be Young and in Love. And Poor.. The Northport, N.Y., revival of the musical “Crazy for You” showcases the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin.

Twice as Much Art as Last Year. Lesser-known and less established art fairs have not been well patronized of late, given the state of the economy. The organizers of ArtHamptons hope to defy the odds.

Spotlight | Connecticut: A Master of Two Dimensions, Plus One. A scholar known for his work in the visual display of data has created dozens of monumental sculptures and placed them on his properties in Cheshire and Woodbury.

Spotlight | Long Island: With More to Show, Long Island Film Series Grows. This may be a year of retrenchment in the arts world, but the Long Island International Film Expo, which starts on Thursday at the Bellmore Movies, has expanded since last year.

Spotlight | New Jersey: Bring Dancing Shoes and a Chair. For Matt Angus, 40, the founder of the annual Black Potatoe Music Festiva, this year’s event, the 13th, is not just a source of pride.

Connecticut Dining: Experiment in Marrying a Menu to a Music Hall. The menu at Infinity Music Hall and Bistro shows imagination, led by a strong seafood lineup.

New Jersey Dining: An Italian Hideaway for Restorative Fare. La Cipollina, an Italian hideaway in downtown Freehold, offers well-conceived combinations with a touch of playfulness.

Long Island Dining: Taste of Summer, Plucked From the Water. Looking for fresh clams and oysters, patrons pack into a number of crab shacks along the waterfront on Long Island.

Westchester Dining: Tapas and More, With Argentine Flair. Milonga Wine and Tapas is not really a tapas bar, but a full-scale restaurant that recalls Buenos Aires rather than Barcelona.

About New York: You Know, Herbie Did It All for Love. Herbert Weitz, 75, and Erica Conyers, 32, lived together for five years as lovers. Then a ferocious quarrel over milk mushroomed into a courtroom drama.

Bookshelf: A Portrait of Ellis Island, and Tabloid Fodder. Vincent J. Cannato's account of the federal inspection station in New York Harbor, and two tales of a Jazz Age courtship that titillated the American public.

Ex-Quarterback Steve McNair Shot to Death. McNair and a woman were found shot to death in Nashville, according to the police.

Brewers 11, Cubs 2. CHICAGO (AP) -- Rookie Casey McGehee had a career high four hits and five RBIs to help the Milwaukee Brewers pound Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs 11-2 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.

Mariners 3, Mariners 2. BOSTON (AP) -- Chris Woodward's bases-loaded pop up in the ninth inning dropped behind a partially draw-in infield to score the go-ahead run and lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

Royals 6, White Sox 4. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals eclipsed their run total from their previous four games in a 6-4 victory over the White Sox on Saturday that snapped Chicago's seven-game winning streak.

Nationals 5, Braves 3. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Atlanta's Tommy Hanson extended his scoreless innings streak to 26 before Adam Dunn's 300th career homer and the Washington Nationals rallied for four eighth-inning runs and a 5-3 victory over the Braves on Saturday.

Reds 5, Cardinals 2. CINCINNATI (AP) -- Micah Owings homered and pitched into the seventh inning to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Saturday.

Employment Report Sours the Market. A grim report on unemployment on Thursday let the air out of the stock market, which ended a shortened trading week on Wall Street with sizable losses.

That Long, Long Road From Idea to Success. Four years after it was founded, GreenPrint Technologies has struggled to sell corporations on its software that saves on printing expenses.

Ex-Quarterback Steve McNair Shot to Death. McNair and a woman were found shot to death inside a condominium in downtown Nashville, according to the Nashville police.

Tax Bill Appeals Take Rising Toll on Governments. Homeowners in the U.S. are challenging their property tax bills in droves as the value of their homes drop, threatening local governments with another big drain on their budgets.

Spinning the Web: P.R. in Silicon Valley. P.R. gurus are courting influential voices on services like Twitter to endorse new companies, Web sites or gadgets, perhaps forever altering their roles.

Were They Just Paper Airplanes?. Students took out loans to attend a flight school that later collapsed. Then they pooled resources and hired a lawyer.

The Count: Hope and Peril After an Escape From the Cubicle. A yearning for independence simmers in the heart of many a 9-to-5er, but being your own boss comes with a major amount of risk.

Ping: We Rent Movies, So Why Not Textbooks?. Chegg.com, which rents textbooks to college students, says it had 2008 revenue of more than $10 million.

That Long, Long Road From Idea to Success. Four years after it was founded, GreenPrint Technologies has struggled to sell corporations on its software that saves on printing expenses.

Economic View: Mortgages Made Simpler. Obama administration proposals would require financial institutions to offer “plain vanilla” mortgages that even the most unsophisticated borrowers can understand.

Fundamentally: A U-Turn on Market Risk. After spending most of 2008 and the first quarter of this year fleeing from volatile areas of the market, investors are now racing toward them.

Employment Report Sours the Market. A grim report on unemployment on Thursday let the air out of the stock market, which ended a shortened trading week on Wall Street with sizable losses.

Off the Shelf: What’s Beyond Those Bargains?. “Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture” argues that an obsession with bargains has lowered our standard of living and hurt the environment.

Career Couch: How to Make the Best of a Delayed Retirement. The recession has caused many baby boomers to rethink retirement, leading them to accept that they will probably work longer and retire later than planned.