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27th Annual Brittany’s Prom Style Review
Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 2:00 pm Brittany’s 27th Annual Prom Style ReviewPurchase TicketsJoin the historic Ariel Theatre in welcoming Brittany’s Fashions and students from area high schools to the main stage. The audience is in for a treat!All proceeds of this spectacular event benefit the continuing restoration of the historic Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre. Brittany’s owner Kay Hardway is excited to again showcase teens from 8 area high schools modeling the new 2016 prom styles. Get your tickets...
read moreDavid Kim, Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra
September 10, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Concert Tickets Violinist David Kim was named Concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. Born in Carbondale, Illinois in 1963, he started playing the violin at the age of three, began studies with the famed pedagogue Dorothy DeLay at the age of eight, and later received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School. Highlights of Mr. Kim’s 2015-16 season includes teaching/performance residencies at Oberlin College, Bob Jones University, and The Boston Conservatory of Music,...
read more153rd Emancipation Day Celebration
Friday, September 16, 20166:00 pm – Homecoming Reception, 2nd Floor7:00 pm – Featured Performance, AuditoriumFree AdmissionThe Gallia County Emancipation Board will honor and dedicate the 2016 Homecoming Reception and Concert in memory of Board Member and Area Philanthropist George “Ray” McKinniss who passed away December 2015. The 2016 Homecoming Reception and Concert will be held Friday, September 16, 2016 at the Ariel-Dater Hall located at 426 Second Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio beginning at 6:00 pm.History of the...
read moreBring Your Friends Concert! Ariel Children’s Chorus
October 9, 2016 2:00 p.m. Ariel Chamber TheatreFree ConcertThe Historic Ariel Theatre presents The Ariel Children’s Chorus Concert under the direction of Judith Cavendish with accompanist Barb White. Join us for this free concert which will also feature students of piano and voice.Admission is free ~ donations accepted at the door.
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Saturday June 18, 2016 at 6:00 pm River Recreation Scholarship PageantPurchase TicketsNote: One accompanying-adult ticket will be provided free for Little Miss and Little Mister contestants. Please call the box office to make reservation.VIP-Individual Ticket $15; VIP-Child under 12 $10Individual Ticket $10; Child under 12 $5Join the historic Ariel-Dater Hall in welcoming the 2016 River Recreation Scholarship Pageant to our stage. The evening will feature contestants for Queen, Jr. Queen, and Little Miss and Little Mister River Recreation. ...
read moreThe Ariel Children’s Chorus Concert
Sunday, May 8, 2016 2:00 p.m. Ariel Chamber TheatreThe Historic Ariel Theatre presents The Ariel Children’s Chorus Concert under the direction of Judith Cavendish with accompanist Barb White. Join us for this free concert which will also feature students of piano and voice.Admission is free ~ donations accepted at the door.
read more2015-16 Season Subscription! The Ohio Valley Symphony
Purchase Concert TicketsJoin The Ohio Valley Symphony for the 26th Season featuring 5 exciting concerts in our home, Ariel-Dater Hall. Order subscriptions online or call the box office today at 740-446-ARTS!
read moreCarl Michael Magic & Illusion 2016
Friday, April 1 at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. Purchase Tickets The art of magic is making the impossible possible. To bring the audience out of their everyday world and connect them to what lies beyond. Surprise, shock and astonishment are simply the means to a greater goal: to awaken the sense of mystery and awe that lies dormant in all of us. For millennia, the secrecy, inexplicability and mystery of magic and illusion have enraptured mankind, tapping into the primal human yearning to pierce the veil of reality. In every age,...
read moreGlorious Guitars, Tim Berens & Craig Wagner
Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 7:30 pmPurchase TicketsTim Berens’ multi-faceted career gives testament to his lifelong quest to learn, perform and write music. So far, his venture has led him through the worlds of classical guitar, jazz guitar, orchestral guitar, arranging, orchestration, and conducting.During his years as the guitarist for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Tim played guitar, banjo, mandolin and bouzouki on concerts, recordings, television programs, and tours. Beginning in the late 1990’s, Tim began arranging for the...
read more12th Annual Tri-County Gospel Sing
May 21, 2016 at 6 p.m. Free Concert, No Ticket RequiredJoin the historic Ariel-Dater Hall in welcoming the Tri-County Gospel Sing, presented by Pastor Rick Barcus of the Addison Free Will Baptist Church.Featured guests include GLORYLAND BELIEVERS * COVERED BY LOVE * BRIAN & FAMILY CONNECTION * MIKE CADLE * NEW CREATION * RICKY & MARIE ALLEY * SINGING SHAFERS * LISA KEMP BROWNING * RICK & GINNY TOWE * BRENDA HENSLEY * THE NEAL FAMILY * NEW SALVATION * KAREN POLCYN * NEW CITY SINGERS * SCOTT FRASER * FISHERMEN’S NET SINGERS * RANDY...
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Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre
home to The Ohio Valley Symphony
426 Second Avenue
Gallipolis, Ohio
740-446-ARTS 
