Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 15

1. Theatre Ink. Tickets are going fast for Theatre Ink's "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," which is running at Newton North today, tomorrow and Sunday. The Friday and Saturday night shows start at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday's matinee starts at 2 p.m. Tickets are available to reserve online (there are only a few left!) or you can take your chances and purchase at the box office prior to the performances.

2. South Stage. Newton South's lab theatre group also has a performance this weekend. "Abandoned" will hit the stage tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at Newton South. If you'd like to catch a performance, a waiting list will start at the box office 30 minutes prior to the show. Tickets are $8.

3. Special Friday/Saturday electronics drop-off. The Newton Resource and Recovery Center on Rumford Avenue hosts special Friday/Saturday drop-offs for electronics once per month. Today you can drop off electronics from 8 a.m. - noon. A full list of acceptable materials is available online. There will be a $12 charge to recycle each TV or computer monitor, and all other appliances and electronics accepted free-of-charge. Check or cash accepted, made payable to "CRT Recycling."

4. Dog parks reopen. The Claflin Park and Braceland Park off-leash dog areas will reopen tomorrow. The parks are closed for the winter from December 15-March 15.

5. Post on the Newton Patch Local Voices blog. Do you have some local news to share or a discussion to start? Write about it in the Newton Patch Local Voices blog. The blog is open to any Newton residents or business owners who'd like to share with the community.