Arts & Entertainment

It's official, so mark your calendar: Superstar entertainer, actor and comedian, Kevin Hart is bringing his What Now? Tour to Barclays Center on Thursday, July 9. Kevin Hart is a skyrocketing force in comedy and television.

On Saturday, March 7, the Skylight Gallery at Restoration Plaza will debut "Poems for the Breaking of Spells," an exhibition of recent works by esteemed artist and curator Ché Baraka.

Six-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran will perform at Barclays Center on Sunday, May 31. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, February 27 at 10:00am and will be available online at www.barclayscenter.com , www.ticketmaster.

Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic at The Brooklyn Museum: the foot of the subject in "Portrait of a Venetian Ambassador, Aged 59, II," 2006, oil on canvas Photo: The Brooklyn Reader The exhibit , Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic opened Friday at the Brookly

BRIC is delighted to announce the Opening Night Gala to kick off the 37 th season of the Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival on Wednesday, June 3, honoring David Berliner during a sunset dinner and fundraiser, followed by an opening night co

Another freezing weekend in New York City. But Brooklyn doesn't stop for old man winter. It's some fun things a gwan in the County of Kings. So button up, wear a hat and remember that a liquor jacket is just imaginary.

Ms. Kali Since I'm a sports fan and a music fan, I often make comparisons and cross analogies between both fields, to add color and clarity to what I'm writing.

Wendell Pierce and Soledad O'Brien Acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce ( The Wire , Treme ), is rehearsing now in Brooklyn for his debut appearance in the Billie Holiday Theatre 's production of Brothers from the Bottom.

Mark your calendars! Saxophonist James Brandon Lewis and bassist Larry Roland will perform a free set during Common Grounds Coffee House 's "Live Music Saturday," February 28, at 2:oopm.

Map of the country thirty three miles around the city of New York. J.H. Colton. 1852.