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A Video History of the Ariel Opera House
Watch the history of the Ariel Opera House unfold – from it’s opening on Christmas Day 1895 to the present. Narrated by the founder and Executive Director Lora Lynn Snow. [Transcript] Lora Lynn Snow: “Welcome to the historic Ariel Opera House in downtown Gallipolis, Ohio. The Ariel was built in 1895 by the Ariel Oddfellows lodge. It was a fairly typical 19th century Appalachian Opera House with retail space on the front sidewalk and the theatre portion in the back with a banquet room on the second floor and their lodge...
read moreMoxie Events presents THE FOUR C NOTES, Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
July 29, 2023 Evening at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Moxie Events presents and brings THE FOUR C NOTES to the Ariel Opera House stage on July 29th! The Four C Notes are the Nation’s premiere tribute act dedicated to recreating the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons! Created by John Michael Coppola, best known for his appearance in Chicago’s long-running production of the Broadway smash hit Jersey Boys, this show delivers all your favorites including Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like A Man, Workin’ My Way Back to You (Babe),...
read moreMoxie Events presents FRESH HORSES, a Tribute to GARTH BROOKS
CANCELLED – FRIDAY August 25, 2023 Evening at 7:30 p.m. MOXIE EVENTS HAS CANCELLED THIS PERFORMANCE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. Ticket Refunds will be be automatically processed through Etix. Please allow 5 days for processing and email the Box Office if you have any questions.
read moreMoxie Events presents A TRIBUTE TO MOTOWN
JUNE 17, 2023 Evening at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Tickets for the originally scheduled March 25th 7:30 p.m. concert will be honored at this rescheduled 7:30 p.m. show! Moxie Events presents and brings to the stage A TRIBUTE TO MOTOWN! This high energy homage to the legends of Motown will transport you back in time as you visit the very best of “Hitsville, USA!” The show features a cast of 15 power-house vocalists who embody everyone from Diana Ross & The Supremes to Marvin Gay & The Jackson Five! The show has received rave...
read moreTHE FLEETWOOD MAC EXPERIENCE!
MAY 13, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Join the historic Ariel Theatre in welcoming Moxi Events presentation of America’s #1 Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band The FMX Experience. The FMX Experience will recreate the legendary look and sound of the one and only Fleetwood Mac. The evening will feature all of their beloved hits! You’ll hear Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Landslide, Silver Springs, Don’t Stop, Everywhere, Rhiannon, You Make Love Fun, and many more!! Premium seats are Rows A-F and Row AA and BB in the balcony. Group...
read moreThe Roarin’ Twenties! The Ohio Valley Symphony
MAY 20, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now 100 years ago a new age was dawning, the skirts were shorter, the money flowed freely and the the Roarin’ Twenties brought in a whole new style of American music. Be at the Ariel Opera House on May 20th to celebrate an entire concert of brand new arrangements of Roarin’ Twenties music by Cincinnati Pops Principal Arranger Tim Berens featuring vocalist Mandy Gaines and pianist Michael Chertock. Be the first to hear these brand new arrangements as the concert will be recorded live by a Grammy...
read moreVETERANS MEMORIAL TRIBUTE The Wheeling Jamboree
May 27, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Join the historic Ariel Opera House in welcoming the Wheeling Jamboree featuring Billy Payne and Shana Smith! The members of the Wheeling Jamboree USA staff band are not only veterans of the legendary show but are known for backing and performing with the icons of country music! The Jamboree band is recognized as top-shelf musicians by those inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. Originating in 1933, The Wheeling Jamboree is “The Country Music Show...
read moreTHE JOHN GEE BLACK HISTORICAL CENTER’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
June 10, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. FREE EVENT The John Gee Black Historical Center’s 25th Anniversary Celebration A milestone celebration of the 25 years of the John Gee Black Historical Center – Southeastern Ohio’s first and only African-American museum. This event is an open invitation to learn, engage, and take an active part in expanding the future of the John Gee Black Historical Center through diversity education and community partnerships. Doors open at 3:00pm, program starts at 4:00pm ...
read moreAppalachian Spring, The Ohio Valley Symphony
APRIL 15, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now Aaron Copland’s immortal Appalachian Spring is the perfect musical description of April and we are happy to have Maestro Scott Woodard to conduct this monumental concert piece that was lost when a previous season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioned by the indomitable Martha Graham and her dancers for a ballet by the same name, Appalachian Spring (originally titled Ballet for Martha). The Shaker hymn Simple Gifts is quoted extensively in this piece. The ballet premiered in...
read moreApril Foolishness, The Ohio Valley Symphony
APRIL 1, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. Purchase Tickets Now We all need a bit of levity in our lives and April 1st is the perfect time for it. Maestro Peter Stafford Wilson will lead the OVS in an evening of whimsy and farce. Canon Brent Sturm will join him with tongue planted firmly in cheek narrating The Young Lutheran’s Guide to the Orchestra. This demos each instrument of the orchestra and the narrator lets us know why a good Lutheran would not want to play it! Also on the program is Vaughan Williams Aristophanic Suite (remember Aristophanes is...
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