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Welcome to the historic Ariel Opera House
Welcome to the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre, the historic Ariel Opera House, permanent home of The Ohio Valley Symphony, in the heart of Gallipolis, Ohio. Explore our website for upcoming performances and events, lessons, directions, and history! Be sure to contact the Ariel Opera House Box Office at 740-446-ARTS (2787) if you have any questions or if we may help you in planning your next visit to Gallipolis.
read moreMaestro for a Moment FUN-draiser!
The Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Cultural & Performing Arts Centre and The Ohio Valley Symphony are 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations, Federal Tax ID# 31-1273779 The Maestro for a Moment Fundraiser is one of the highlights of The Ohio Valley Symphony’s season for both audience and orchestra! Each season’s three candidates vie for the opportunity to conduct the orchestra during the The Christmas Show in a rousing rendition of Sleigh Ride! Thank you to this year’s candidates are Carlisle Educational Services JR Carlisle and Meigs...
read moreTHE CHRISTMAS SHOW! The Ohio Valley Symphony
December 5, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. PURCHASE TICKETS (click here) Maestro Steven Huang’s annual Christmas Show on December 6 is a perennial favorite of audiences young and old with carols and songs both new and familiar. Tickets sell out fast so be sure to get yours soon. December is also our annual Maestro for a Moment FUNdraiser when community members vie for the chance to conduct the OVS in Sleigh Ride. Every dollar is a vote for your favorite candidate and helps support The Ohio Valley Symphony with your tax deductible donation. Steven Huang,...
read moreAriel’s Merry TUBACHRISTMAS!
Join the fun at the ARIEL’S MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS! December 12, 2026 at 2 pm FREE CONCERT! MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS is celebrating its 53rd Anniversary (1974-2025). Created by Harvey Phillips, MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS 2026 will be presented in over 300 cities throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. TUBACHRISTMAS ensembles may attract participants aged 8 to over 90 years! The warm, rich organ-like sound of tuba-euphonium choir has won the ears and hearts of every audience! Come and Listen 100% FREE! TUBACHRISTMAS is 100% FREE...
read moreTHE SCROOGE EXPERIENCE with Seth Argabright
December 12, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PURCHASE TICKETS (click here) This December 12 at 5pm, join us for The Scrooge Experience! You’ve heard the story year after year, ever since you were a small child. Now, hear it again as you never have before! Seth Argabright is Charles Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge, recounting A Christmas Carol as only one who lived it could tell it. Meet Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, and the Spirits of Christmas as Ebenezer himself describes them. Witness the warming of his heart and the reclamation of his soul in a...
read moreIt’s a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry
December 19, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. & December 20, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! The historic Ariel Opera House presents for two performances the Ariel Players in It’s a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry. Inspired by the classic American film It’s a Wonderful Life, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front of a studio audience. Five actors perform the dozens of characters in the radio play as well as produce the sound effects. It’s a Wonderful...
read moreHAPPY HALLOWEEN! The Ohio Valley Symphony
October 31, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. PURCHASE TICKETS (click here) Internationally noted conductor François López-Ferrer will be back on the Ariel Opera House stage as he leads the OVS through a Happy Halloween concert on October 31. Who knew Bela Bartok wrote a quirky piece titled Dances of Transylvania? Violinist Grace Park is featured on Ravel’s Tzigane and Sarasate’s fiendishly difficult Zigeunerweisen. Brahms’ glorious Symphony No. 1 finishes out the second half. What costume will you wear? François López-Ferrer Spanish-American conductor...
read moreBUGLER’S HOLIDAY, The Ohio Valley Symphony
March 13, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. PURCHASE TICKETS (click here) On March 13 things get a bit brassy for the Bugler’s Holiday concert when the OVS will be joined by Dave Zeng performing Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. Maestro Scott Woodard takes us to Ireland with Hamilton Harty’s Irish Symphony for a bit-of-the-green. Scott E. Woodard Dr. Scott E. Woodard was born in Huntington, WV and is proud to be a life-long West Virginian. He is the Music Director of the Butler Philharmonic Orchestra in Hamilton, Ohio, the Founding Music Director of the West...
read moreGERSWIN’S GREATEST, The Ohio Valley Symphony
April 17, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. PURCHASE TICKETS (click here) For Gershwin’s Greatest the stunning Michael Chertock is back showing us just how good he really is by conducting AND performing George Gershwin’s Concerto in F on April 17. Rounding out the year of celebrating America’s greatest, the OVS will also feature Gershwin’s perennial favorite An American in Paris and the music of jazz great Duke Ellington. Michael Chertock Conductor and pianist Michael Chertock has fashioned a successful career as an orchestral soloist, collaborating with...
read more2025 GALLIPOLIS RIVER REC PAGEANTS
In association with the Gallia County Chamber of Commence… JUNE 13, 2026 PURCHASE TICKETS HERE PRETTY BABY CONTESTS 9:30am – Pretty Baby Registrations, Foyer, 1st Floor 10:00am – Pretty Baby Contests, Stage (free general admission seating) GALLIPOLIS FIRECRACKER & RIVER REC PAGEANT Pageant at 6:00 pm, ticket prices $10-$18, doors open at 5:30pm Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of Gallia County youth and purchase your tickets today! Helping contestants to grow their self-confidence while preparing them for their future what...
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Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre
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