SYCAMORE — Mohawk High School will showcase the musical “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying” at 7 p.m. March 11-12 and 2 p.m. March 13 in the Performing Arts Center. A satire of big business and all it holds sacred — including power, ambition and greed — it is a parody of a young businessman and his triumph amid the big business world.

ADA — Ohio Northern University’s Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present Peter Gros of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” for shows at 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 12. On “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” on Animal Planet, Gros provides the link between the original series, for which he served as co-host, and the new specials.

FINDLAY — The Arts Partnership will present a performance of “The Monster Who ate My Peas,” a family musical at 3 p.m. March 13 at Winebrenner Auditorium located at 950 N. Main St. in Findlay. Based on the multi-award winning book written by Danny Schnitzlein and illustrated by Matthew Faulkner, “The Monster Who Ate My Peas” tells the story of a young boy who doesn’t want to eat his peas.

MARION — As the Marion Palace Theatre’s $1.8 million ‘Re-Light the Palace Marquee’ project nears completion, the theater’s staff and board of directors are busy preparing for a day of celebration.

MANSFIELD — The Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield has hired Hollywood Special FX legend and director Robert Kurtzman and his team of artists at Creature Corps to create a new Halloween Horror Spectacular.

SYCAMORE — Students from four area high schools will participate in a concert for small ensembles at 7 p.m. Sunday at Mohawk High School.

TIFFIN — What can an artist do with an old piano? In the hands of the right artist, a piano can live a new life as a mythical “Piano Man.” Tiffin University’s Diane Kidd Gallery will host ‘Piano Man,” featuring artist Ken Arthur at its next gallery exhibition. A special opening reception will take place from 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

ADA — The Ohio Northern University Department of Music will present guest pianist Jeong-In Kim at 8 p.m. Monday at the Snyder Recital Hall in Presser Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

FINDLAY — Follow the fictional story of a beauty pageant via The University of Findlay’s production of “Smile: The Musical,” to be staged at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17-20 and 2 p.m. Feb. 20 and 21 at the John & Hester Powell Grimm Theatre in the Frank J. Egner Center for the Performing Arts.