FINDLAY — The National Endowment for the Arts is awarding Marathon Center for the Performing Arts and Findlay Light Opera Company a grant of $10,000 to support a community production of The Music Man. It is scheduled to be staged next year on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, June 21 at 3 p.m.

MARION — October offers entertainment seekers plenty to do at the historic Marion Palace Theatre. Five separate live events are scheduled to take place. Main stage events include a Disney junior musical and a tribute to the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons; while the Pavilion will serve as the location for a night of improv comedy, music and wine tasting event, and a family friendly Halloween bash.

ADA – The Ohio Northern University Department of Theatre Arts will present a lecture demonstration, “Dancing History,” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 in the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. Guest artist and dance historian Thomas Baird has been on campus working with ONU students to develop historical dance techniques. Audiences can expect to witness changes of period dance styles, dress and music.

FINDLAY – Roald Dahl’s fantastical tale of a boy, his insect friends and their amazing journey across the ocean on a giant piece of fruit, sets sail on Oct. 4 and 5 in Findlay. Performances of the family-friendly musical “James and the Giant Peach” will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 and 2 p.m. Oct. 5 the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, located at 200 W. Main Cross St., Findlay.

LIMA — Honoring American Veterans (HAV), a national non-profit organization dedicated to ending veterans’ suicide and homelessness, will host “Hollywood in the Heartland,” a star-studded benefit event to support local veterans on Sept. 21 at the Lima Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center.

BLUFFTON – Tickets are available for the Sept. 19 performance by Boston-based a cappella group Ball in the House at 7 p.m. in Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall. Averaging 200 shows a year, the high energy group performs R&B, soul and pop hits during shows that have audiences singing, dancing and beatboxing along.

MARION — The Guess Who, rock music’s top hit-makers of 1960s and ‘70s, are set to perform a live concert at the Marion Palace Theatre on Friday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Initially gaining recognition in Canada in the 1960s, The Guess Who found international super-stardom through the mid-1970s. Their impressive collection of hit singles includes "These Eyes," "Clap For the Wolfman," "Hand Me Down World," "No Time," "Star Baby," "Share the Land," "No Sugar Tonight," "Laughing," "Undun," and their No. 1 rock anthem "American Woman."

MARION — The 4th annual Marion County Blues and BBQ Festival is set for Saturday, Aug. 24 from noon to 10 p.m. in downtown Marion at Founders Park and South Main Street. This event is being held by Marion’s blues radio station TruBlues975 and their licensing charity Marion Makes Music, Inc. The city will be blocking off traffic access to the portion of Main Street between Center and Church Streets for the day.

Kenton native Cydney Davis will be performing with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. at a concert Saturday night at Lakeside. Cydney grew up in Kenton and graduated from Kenton High School. She started singing at a young age and sang her first solo at Payne Chapel AME Church at age 12. She acknowledges her church mentors Sara and Roger Brown and Alma Whetzel who helped developed her confidence in singing and also her high school music teacher, James "JD" Smith for inspiring her to pursue her talents.

FINDLAY — Broadway star Laura Osnes, a Tony and Drama Desk Award-nominated actress, will perform at the University of Findlay as the September Donnell Broadway Concert Series Guest Artist. Accompanying her on piano will be award-winning Broadway musician Phil Reno.