RIVERA LEARNED FROM FAILURES Mariano Rivera met with young interns and employees of the Seattle Mariners on Friday as part of his major league farewell tour.
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MUSIC AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSUEM March 29 at 8: Leon Fleisher, the kind of august musician who sets an example for everyone else onstage with him, serves as both conductor and soloist in a concert with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra that features works by Mozart (the Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major), Mendelssohn, and Haydn (the "Farewell" Symphony).
A few hours before he came into Saturday's game and earned his 31st save, the 639th of his career, Rivera had an emotional meeting with Red Sox fans and longtime employees of Fenway Park as part of his farewell tour of major league cities. Rivera met in a luxury suite with 10 people, several of whom were wearing Red Sox paraphernalia.
