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The premiere home of Black performing arts in Downtown Brooklyn since 1988. http://eepurl.com/gn7twf
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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November 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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.

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November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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 with fellow showgoers, learn to regulate your nervous system alongside healing justice activists, and more.

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November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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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October 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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 supporting vocalist for performers including Mariah Carey and Childish Gambino.

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October 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Join us this December for three nights with The Incredible Drunkertons, a satirical performance duo that riffs on the best of the Groovy Seventies. Sizzle and Funk will take to the stage at 651 ARTS with a festive catalog of covers and original songs.

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October 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Join us at 651 ARTS this Saturday for a day of healing and community through the movies.

Learn more about the this year's Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival screentimes and more below.

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Reel Sisters Announces 28th Anniversary Film Festival Selection!
October 20, 2025 -- Reel Sisters & Brooklyn Academy of Music Honor Trailblazing Harlem Ice Director Samantha Knowles
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October 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
October 25 and 26: Come to 651 ARTS this month for compelling new documentaries on dance legend Camille A. Brown and the Black history of the banjo at the 2025 iteration of @reelsisters.bsky.social.

Tickets and more: reelsisters.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Award-winning writer and performance artist Najee Omar presents his intimate Off-Broadway show at 651 ARTS’ black box theater. In LITTLE BLACK BOOK, Omar candidly explores the private lives of a newly out man in his thirties.

Dec. 5 & 6, 7 PM | 651 ARTS (10 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn)
October 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This year’s line-up includes a documentary on legendary choreographer Camille A. Brown, Nicholas Ryan Gant's album release concert, theatrical poetry by Najee Omar, and more.

Click below to access the full virtual program. See you soon, Brooklyn!

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October 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The wait is almost over!

This week, we’ll be announcing our next season of inspiring performances, theatrical productions, and chance encounters with Black artistry at 651 ARTS.
September 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This October, we're thrilled to host performances of Malaika Fernandes' MULAQAT, directed by Adil Mansoor. Join The Playwrights Realm at 651 ARTS October 16-18.

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September 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth, 651 ARTS salutes the Black artists whose lives and work were informed by Spanish colonialism's legacies. Inspired by MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, the Colombian choreographer #EleoPomare (1937-2008) made a commitment to prioritize Black life in his work.
September 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Are you ready for our 2025-2026 season?
September 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Looking for arts work in #Brooklyn and Greater New York?

Check out these new opportunities from our fellow arts and cultural organizations, including Weeksville Heritage Center, @powerhousearts.bsky.social, @urbanartsorg.bsky.social, and Little Island.
September 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Last season, 651 ARTS and our creative partners at The L10 Arts and Cultural Center — BAM, Brooklyn Public Library, MoCADA — hosted Downtown Brooklyn Partnership's Legislative Breakfast. Together, we candidly discussed pressing challenges facing the city's creative communities.
September 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Last month, the 651 ARTS team took a moment to reflect, retreat, and regroup in the Hudson Valley’s Shawagunk Ridge.

Thanks to HowardGilman Foundation; 651 ARTS Board Chair Robyne Walker Murphy; and the Mohonk Mountain House staff for making this “team time” possible.
September 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM