Dianne Moran portrays Dian Fossey and explains how the primatologist used African superstition to scare off poachers while defending mountain gorillas.
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Rob Colby of the Ohio Humanities introduces performers and local personalities to the crowds under the red tent.
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Susan Frontczak presents as Mary Shelley on Wednesday as she explains the story of Frankenstein and how story discusses the flaws and merits of humankind’s struggle with life and death.
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Dianne Moran addresses a crowd as Dian Fossey in the Ariel Theater Thursday over the importance of mountain gorilla research and conservation.
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Volunteers help put up the iconic red tent in Gallioplis City Park for Ohio Chautauqua.
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Gallia County Commissioner Dr. David Smith addresses the crowd about the importance of history in small communities and remembering what that means to small communities in Ohio.
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The red and white Chautauqua tent has become the iconic emblem of the living history performances it hosts beneath its spread.
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Susan Frontczak captivates crowds through the persona of Marie Curie by telling the tale of the discovery of radioactivity and the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
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The Ohio Chautauqua sign greets visitors to the big red tent in Gallipolis City Park.
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Dan Cutler portrays Shawnee Chief Cornstalk on opening night of Ohio Chautauqua.
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GALLIPOLIS — The Ohio Chautaqua visited Gallipolis for the sixth time this past week and is now off to Rossford next.
Here are some photos chronicling the journey of historic scholars, the crowd and those visiting Gallipolis City Park over the course of the last week.
The late Ray McKinniss was honored Saturday for his critical work in bringing Chautauqua to Gallia County.
