Things to do this weekend: Feb. 27-March 1

Feb. 27-28: Paavo and Piano Power, 8-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Paavo Jarvi, CSO's Music Director Laureate, returns to lead dynamic program featuring Khatia Buniatishvili. $12 and up. 513-381-3300;www.cincinnatisymphony.org.

Feb. 27-March 1: Royal Hanneford Circus, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Cincinnati Gardens, 2250 Seymour Ave., Bond Hill. World-class animal acts along with high-wire stunts. Benefits Cincinnati Children's Hospital. $20-$25 plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.cincygardens.com.

Feb. 27-March 1: Laughter on the 23rd Floor, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Temple Sholom, 3100 Longmeadow, Amberley Village. Frisch Hall. Fast-paced show of one-liners and physical gags examines communal world of 1953 television comedy writing. By Neil Simon. Ages 18 and up. Benefits Temple Sholom, Valley Interfaith and Tikva Center. Free. Donations and children's clothing accepted. 513-791-1330, ext. 105; www.eventbrite.com.

Feb. 27-28: Shen Yun, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aronoff Center, Procter & Gamble Hall, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. Blend of beauty, energy and grace. Journey through 5,000 years of divinely inspired culture: wisdom of ancient China, classical Chinese dancers, one-of-a-kind orchestra, handcrafted costumes and animated backdrops come together. Presented by Ohio Falun Dafa Association. $50-$120. 877-818-8029; www.shenyunperformingarts.org.

Feb. 27: One City Against Heroin, 6-11 p.m., Crossroads Church, 990 Reading Road, Mason. Dinner, drinks and dancing to support fight against growing heroin epidemic in Greater Cincinnati area. Mardi Gras-style celebration with music by Airwave. Ages 21 and up. $100 per person, $150 per couple. Reservations required. 513-579-0555; onecity.org.

Feb. 27: Elton John and His Band, 8 p.m., U.S. Bank Arena, 100 Broadway, Downtown. All The Hits tour. $149, $79, $39; plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.usbankarena.com.

Feb. 27: JJ Grey and Mofro, 8 p.m., Taft Theatre, 317 E. Fifth St., Downtown. With the London Souls. $27.50 plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.tafttheatre.org.

Feb. 27: Precipitation Retaliation Happy Hour, 5:30-10 p.m., Milton's Prospect Hill Tavern, 301 Milton St., Mount Auburn. In 2008, Bockfest was almost shutdown by snowfall. In 2009, a snowman effigy was set afire in celebration. Burning a snowman has become tradition. Ages 21 and up. Free. 513-604-9812; www.bockfest.com.

Feb. 27: Flipped Out Friday, 8-11 p.m., Dave and Buster's, 11775 Commons Drive, Springdale. FUNction Room 1. Hosted by Hay-J Thompson, special guest Landon Jones, featuring Ron Taylor, from "Motown Laugh Kings" and BET's "Apollo Live." Starring Maurice G, from BET's Comic View and the Nephew Tommy Tour. Ages 18 and up. Presented by Ovations Entertainment Group. $10-$15. 513-869-6321; flippedoutfriday.eventbrite.com.

Feb. 27: Art After Dark, 5-9 p.m., Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park. Cocktails and entertainment during evening hours in galleries. Cash bar and appetizers available. 1960s-themed fashion night. Dance performances by local dance troupe Pones Inc. and docent-led tours of The Total Look. Free. 513-721-2787; www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

Through March 1: The Beach Mountain, 4-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, The Beach Waterpark, 2590 Waterpark Drive, Mason. Snow tubing down snowy 400-foot-long run and then ride moving carpet back to top. Features 10 lanes for tubing with sessions starting at 2 hours each. Winter chalet to warm up and buy hot food and beverages. Play area for small children to make snowmen or snow angels, and try tube ride on mini slope. For ages 3 and up. $17-$25. 513-398-7946;www.thebeachwaterpark.com.

Feb. 27: ReelAbilities Film Festival: Premiere Day Awards Luncheon, noon-1:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 W. Fifth St., Downtown. Featuring Academy Award-winner Marlee Matlin and actor Danny Woodburn. Benefits Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled. $100. Reservations required. 513-579-1234; www.cincyra.org.

Feb. 28: Black History Month Artistic Montage, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Westin Hotel, 21 E. Fifth St., Downtown. Light hors d'oeuvres while local artists display visual and performing art such as poetry and original fashion designs. Special guest author and Chef Kenyatta Smith leads cooking demo. Author Dr. Eric Jackson shares his book about Cincinnati Underground Railroad. Ages 18 and up. Benefits Queen City Foundation. $15. Reservations required. 513-621-7700.

Feb. 28: Chris Brown and Trey Songz, 8 p.m., U.S. Bank Arena, 100 Broadway, Downtown. Between the Sheets Tour. With Tyga. $49.75-$99.75, plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.usbankarena.com.

Feb. 28: Pink Droyd, 8 p.m., Bogart's, 2621 Vine St., Corryville. Tribute to Pink Floyd. $12 plus fees. 800-745-3000; www.bogarts.com.

Feb. 28: Sundy Best, 9 p.m., The Southgate House Revival, 111 E. Sixth St., Newport. Sanctuary. $15, $12 advance. 859-431-2201; www.southgatehouse.com .

Feb. 28: Travis Tritt, 6:30 p.m., Lawrenceburg Event Center, 91 Walnut St., Lawrenceburg. Intimate solo performance. $45-$75. 888-718-4253; www.rwatickets.com.

Feb. 28: Sausage Queen Preliminary Contest, 9 p.m., Crazy Fox Saloon, 901 Washington Ave., Newport. Panel of expert judges determine best applicant for new Little Kings Sausage Queen based on personality, presence and talent. Winner moves on to final round. Ages 21 and up. Free. 513-604-9812; www.bockfest.com.

Feb. 28: Balsam Range and Helen Highwater, 7:30-10 p.m., Miami University Hamilton, 1601 University Blvd., Hamilton. Parrish Auditorium. Missy Raines, Mike Compton, David Grier and Shad Cobb make up powerhouse quartet. $25, $23 seniors, $16 college students and ages 11 and under. 513-785-3000; www.hdg.muohio.edu/BoxOffice.

Feb. 28: Catacoustic Consort, 7:30 p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 100 Miami Ave., Terrace Park. Music by candlelight by Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, for soprano, harpsichord and pardessus, with Toronto-based soprano, Shannon Mercer. $25, $10 students. 513-772-3242; www.catacoustic.com.

Feb. 28: Cadence, 7:30 p.m., St. Xavier High School, 600 W. North Bend Road, Finneytown. Toronto-based a cappella ensemble. $31-$36. Reservations required. 513-761-7600; www.gcparts.org.

Feb. 28: Irish Ceili: Celebrating and Supporting Irish Dance, 5:30-10 p.m., Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Ballroom. Night of Irish dance, song and music. McGing Irish Dancers and American Irish band, Liam's Fancy. Benefits Cincinnati Irish Cultural Society. $20, $15 advance. 513-379-4216; klolli@fuse.net.

Feb. 28: Puppets 'n' Pizza Party, 2-3 p.m., The Kitchen Factory, 1609 Chase Ave.,Northside. Wump Mucket Puppets show and pizza buffet. Children ages 3-12 enjoy pizza buffet and healthy drink, must be accompanied by adult. Ages 3-12. $7. Adult menu available. 513-591-3333; www.wumpmucketpuppets.com.

Feb. 28: Opening: The Total Look: The Creative Collaboration between Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt and William Claxton, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park. Western & Southern Gallery. Exhibition explores mod fashion with clothing, photographs and video in the 1960s and 1970s. Exhibit runs through May 24. Free. 513-721-2787; www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org.

Feb. 28: Opening: Makeshift: New Works by Vincent Gray, Dale Jackson, Patricia Murphy and Ricky Walker, 6-10 p.m., Thunder-Sky Inc., 4573 Hamilton Ave., Northside. Features wide range of demographics, styles, and approaches. Exhibit continues through April 5. 513-823-8914; raymondthundersky.org.

Feb. 28: ReelAbilities Film Festival Premiere Night Gala: Dinner with the Stars, 6-10 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 W. Fifth St., Downtown. Package includes one ticket to gala, sit-down meal, open bar, live music, one ticket to premiere day screening and one ticket to after party. Benefits Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled. $150. Reservations required. 513-579-1234; www.cincyra.org.

Feb. 28: ReelAbilities Film Festival Premiere Night Afterparty, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 W. Fifth St., Downtown. Package includes one ticket to premiere night afterparty, live music and cash bar. Benefits Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled. $35. Reservations required. 513-579-1234; www.cincyra.org.

Feb. 28: Franc D'Ambrosio and Glory Crampton, 8-10 p.m., Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument Ave., Hamilton. Fitton Family Theater. Celebrate music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Ages 18 and up. $15-$20. Reservations required. 513-863-8873, ext. 110; www.fittoncenter.org.

Feb. 28: Chip and the Munks, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., UC Blue Ash College Muntz Theater, 9555 Plainfield Road, Blue Ash. Muntz Theater. Touring nationally as a solo artist or with his band "The Munks," Chip Richter's performances are filled with his gentle spirit, pleasant and winsome style, and an unmistakable connection with family audiences. $7. 513-745-5705; ucblueash.edu/artrageous.

March 1: Ohio Winter Food Festival, noon-4 p.m., Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville. Samples from 30 restaurants. Event previously known as Taste of Northern Cincinnati. $20, $18 advance. 513-554-1722;www.sharonvillechamber.com.

March 1: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos & More, 4 p.m., The Phoenix, 812 Race St., Downtown. The President's Room. Led by Manami White, Collegium Cincinnati presents two concertos in their original scoring. Part of Second Annual Cincinnati Bach Festival. $50 VIP, $30 secured seating, $25 adult, $20 senior. 513-721-8901; www.collegiumcincinnati.org.

March 1: Linton Music: The Legendary Leon Fleisher Returns, 4 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 536 Linton St., Avondale. Leon Fleisher, piano. Jaime Laredo, violin. Ida Kavafian, violin. Sharon Robinson, cello. Dwight Parry, oboe. $30. 513-381-6868; lintonmusic.org.

March 1: Stately Water: The Timeless Flow, 3 p.m., Tylersville Road Christian Church, 6771 Tylersville Road, Mason. Hebrides Overture by Felix Mendelssohn; The Moldau by Bedrich Smetana; On the Volga, Russian Sailors Dance, Song of the Volga Boatmen, Oh Stately Don and Border to Border from Quiet Flows the Don, and selections from Anastasia. Free. 513- 861-9978; www.wguc.org/cco.

March 1: Winter Concert, 3-5 p.m., Tylersville Road Christian Church, 6771 Tylersville Road, Mason. Cincinnati Civic Orchestra. Free. 513-861-9978; cincinnaticivicorchestra.org.

March 1: Ariodante, 2 p.m., Ascension and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 334 Burns Ave., Wyoming. One of Handel's most appealing operas based on story from Renaissance epic poem Orlando Furioso. Presented by Cincinnati Chamber Opera. $20, $17 students. 513-580-4440; catacoustic.com/festival.

March 1: Krohn Lego Building Competition, 1-3 p.m., Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park. Create mission-style work of art with Lego blocks for judging. Included with admission to Spring Show: $4, $2 ages 5-12, free ages 4 and under. Registration required. 513-421-5707; www.cincinnatiparks.com.