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Harlem has a rich history in the arts and culture... and the present is pretty impressive, too. You can tour the studios of over 100 artists in 60 different locations at the 2008 Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour, which takes place on October 4th and 5th.

The tour is managed by ArtHarlem, a community-based, not-for-profit organization, and you can find more information on it and on the Harlem Open Artist ...

The Ground Zero Museum Web site says on its home page, "IMAGES & REMNANTS FROM THE GROUND ZERO RECOVERY." It's a modest claim for a modest-sized museum, but the photos I've seen are quite powerful. You can see a selection of them at the Ground Zero Museum's Web site at www.groundzeromuseumworkshop.com.

The photos at the non-profit Museum were taken by Gary Marlon Suson, who was the official photographer at ...

Steel beams that will be used in building National September 11 Memorial & Museum have been to about half the states in the U.S., and now they've come home to New York City. On this September 10 and 11 the beams will be on display and the public is invited to come and sign them, and to write "notes of hope" that will be preserved in the museum.

The signings ...

Rain from the remnants of tropical storm Hanna wrecked havoc on Saturday's U.S. Open schedule, although some action was completed. The REVISED U.S. Open schedule for men's semifinals, men's final, and women's final are below.

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in four sets on Saturday to book his spot in the men's singles final. The other match, Rafael Nadal vs. Scotsman Andy Murray, was started during the Federer/Djokovic match to try ...

On Friday, Sept. 5th four powerful young women will be vying for the chance to make it to the 2008 U.S. Open women's final. Two of them --- Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Elena Dementieva of Russia --- will be trying to win their first career Grand Slam title. But unfortunately only one of them will make it.

Dementieva and Jankovic will meet in the first of Friday's afternoon semifinal matches, ...

Acclaimed singer Michael Bublé is coming to New York's Madison Square Garden on December 5th. Tickets go on sale Monday, September 8th, and the good seats are sure to go fast. Granted, the huge Garden is not the ideal venue to see this type of singer, but because of Michael Bublé's popularity I guess this type of arena is where he will be booked.

You can get your Michael Bublé ...

While the rest of American is barbecuing, the titans of world tennis will be laboring in the third and fourth rounds of the 2008 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadow, Queens.

There have been some upsets thus far, and Monday's action has some good matchups, especially in the day session. I'm pretty happy about this, because Monday is the one day I'll be attending the U.S. Open this year. (You can find ...

Nike is gearing up to have one million runners around the world run in an event it is calling the "Nike Plus Human Race," taking place Sunday, August 31st. There are actual organized races in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Madrid, Buenos Aires, and London, and many more running on their own. The race is a 10K.

You can find out all the details at the link below, ...

The U.S. Open is going on and if you can't make it out to the National Tennis Center, you might want to watch the matches free on big-screen TV outdoors at Manhattan's Madison Square Park. Matches will be shown at the Park starting on Friday, August 29 and running every day of the U.S. Open through the finals on Sunday, September 7.

It's a festive atmosphere with bleachers set up ...

If you can't be at the 2008 U.S. Open tennis tournament, at least you can follow the action live online. The official U.S. Open Web site, www.usopen.org, has live, updating scores; schedules of play, profiles and biographies of the players, and plenty of photos and videos.

It should be a very interesting tournament, with the once-indestructible Roger Federer seemingly in a bit of a slump, and having slid down ...