The premiere home of Black performing arts in Downtown Brooklyn since 1988.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight at @651ARTS to celebrate 100 years of #BlackHistoryMonth.
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Happy Women's History Month! Tune into Season 1, Ep 1 of @africanvoices Harvest podcast! Sam Knowles, director of Harlem Ice (@DisneyPlus), talks about the craft of making documentaries! youtu.be/UWxwVpdL-hI
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JOIN US: Wed., Feb. 25 from 6-8pm at @651arts in Fort Greene to celebrate Black History Month.
ALT Flyer for Black History Month by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office. Headline reads “History Makers"; then on a new line: "Celebrating 100 Years of Carter G. Woodson’s Vision.” Black-and-white collage shows Black community members across generations, including a graduate in cap and gown, a young student with a backpack, an artist, and a singer with a microphone. Event details: February 25, 2026, 6–8 p.m. at 651 Arts, 10 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217. RSVP email listed. Brooklyn DA logo and Con Edison logo appear on the flyer.
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Black History Month at 651 ARTS 🎶
Two nights. One living legacy.
🎷 Feb 11: For Amiri Baraka — David Murray Solo
🌌 Feb 12: Blacks’ Myth featuring Marshall Allen (Sun Ra Arkestra)
✨ Plus The Sound, a visual arts exhibition by Vernon Omeally
📍 651 ARTS | 🕢 7p doors | 🎟 $25
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Celebrate Black music as living history.
👉🏾 For Amiri Baraka – A David Murray Solo Tickets: bit.ly/3LU0IQw
👉🏾 Blacks’ Myth featuring Marshall Allen Tickets: bit.ly/4t1mHpn
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6 Dec 2025
News from the Brooklyn Cultural District: "Little Black Book," a multidisciplinary exploration of Black queer love, memory and Brooklyn’s creative heartbeat, is playing now at @651ARTS. 🎭
📰 More info, via BK Reader:
ow.ly/wC1U50XCbJ7
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"If you’re feeling like you need support, most likely you need support. And if you’re telling yourself you don’t need support, you definitely need support."
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NRG chats w/@RollingOut about his journey from @HowardU to sharing a stage with @MariahCarey.
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Join us in welcoming him this Saturday, November 15 for a transformative and transporting night.
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Looking forward to hosting our Arts in Ed Roundtable colleagues.
10 Nov 2025
Join us at this year’s Day of Learning to learn the Youth Participatory Action Research framework with @Cyphers4Justice at @651ARTS in Brooklyn.
Learn more & register at bit.ly/DOL2025
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Find your piece of peace this Saturday at 651 ARTS with the launch concert for Nicholas Ryan Gant’s new album, RESTORE. Doors open at six for communal events, with the concert at seven. RSVP today. We will sell out!
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Take a healing journey from Brooklyn to Cairo and back again with 651 ARTS' brilliant friend, yoga practitioner Linda Lopes. The transformative 13-day spiritual pilgrimage takes place December 26th, 2025 to January 8th, 2026.
egypt.lindalopes.com/offer
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Need a little extra TLC with NRG? Reserve your spot for a Pre-Show Experience with Nicholas Ryan Gant in the 651 ARTS atrium. Craft a resiliency playlist, learn to regulate your nervous system alongside healing justice activists, and more.
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Saturday, November 15: Nicholas Ryan Gant serenades Downtown Brooklyn with selections from his new album, Restore.
Join us at 651 ARTS for an unforgettable evening of live music, healing, and reconciliation of all of life’s little uncertainties.
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27 Oct 2025
it’s happening. softness. heartbreak. healing. my play Little Black Book, a celebration of black-ass-queer-ass-love, makes its workshop production debut dec 5–6 @651ARTS in downtown brooklyn. tickets are live, babyyyy. 💋
#theatre #lgbtq #blackqueerlove #brooklynarts
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🍂 Queer theater is back, baby!
27 Oct 2025
it’s happening. softness. heartbreak. healing. my play Little Black Book, a celebration of black-ass-queer-ass-love, makes its workshop production debut dec 5–6 @651ARTS in downtown brooklyn. tickets are live, babyyyy. 💋
#theatre #lgbtq #blackqueerlove #brooklynarts
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651 ARTS retweeted
27 Oct 2025
Shout to our friends & family @651ARTS from our team! We enjoyed hosting Reel Sisters 28th Anniversary season in your beautiful new home! Thanks for having us! ❣️
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Saturday, November 15, 7 PM: Join us for an evening you won't forget.
Nicholas Ryan Gant serenades 651 ARTS with selections from his new album, Restore. Don't miss this coveted vocalist for performers including Mariah Carey and Childish Gambino.
651arts.org/restore-album-re…
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