As music merchants struggle to adapt their business models, one New York shop is embracing the Web

Merced Mall presents its Summer Music Series each Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. This week will be bluegrass with the GrassKickers. Aug. 2 will be Rudy Merino Trio and Aug. 9 Ramon Ramero. For more information, call (209) 723-3981.

When newspaper columnist Steve Lopez spotted a homeless man playing Beethoven on a battered violin on a street corner in Los Angeles, he had no idea this was going to be one of his life's defining moments.

HELEN GOLD 5K RUN/WALK & 10K RUN: Families with children are encouraged to participate in the "Fun Run" which incorporates a variety of distances depending on the age group. Parkinson’s disease research center at KU Medical Center. 8 a.m. Sept. 13

TORONTO -- The air is thick with the aroma of pungent spices. Brightly clothed women with gold bangles, dangling earrings and silk headscarves float through the street. Bollywood music blares through the open windows of passing cars. Traveling can be a fe