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BEST BETS: Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, 2012

Disney princesses on ice

Disney on Ice brings its most recent animated ice show to the Blue Cross Arena for seven shows this weekend. "Treasure Trove" is a medley of tales in one show that celebrates the legacy of Disney animated films. Featured characters include Rapunzel and Flynn, Tiana, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Mulan and, of course, the one who started it all, Snow White (pictured). The show also features Peter Pan, Tinker Bell and the cantankerous Captain Hook. And spectators will see the wilds of Africa with Simba, Nala, Pumbaa and Timon as they discover the true meaning of the "Circle of Life." The performance features award-winning figure skaters, music and vibrant sets. Visit ticketmaster.com to buy tickets.

 

 

Reunion show at Geva's Nextstage
"Second Time Around," produced by Sheila Walsh, will run in Geva's Nextstage Saturday to Feb. 4. In a part-reunion, part-revue, the group last season came together 35 years after its first performance as former teen members of a youth theater program organized by two city parishes. Known collectively as the Upstairs Youth Agency, the group went on to produce 12 musicals from 1977 to 1983 by composer Tony Falzano. The shows will feature selections from the original productions. Visit gevatheatre.org.

Insult comic Lampanelli to perform
Lisa Lampanelli brings her insult comedy show to the Auditorium Theatre at 8 p.m. Saturday. Lampanelli's rise to the top of the comedy food chain began in 2002 when she was the only female comedian invited to skewer Chevy Chase on the NY Friars Club Roast on Comedy Central. She has since participated in the roasts of Denis Leary, Pamela Anderson, Jeff Foxworthy, Flavor Flav, William Shatner and Donald Trump. Visit ticketmaster.com.

It's New Year's in Vienna
Conductor Arild Remmereit leads the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and soprano Christina Pier in a Viennese New Year concert. The show will highlight Viennese favorites of Lehar, Strauss and the vivacious Imre Kalman, as well as the enchanted Fourth Symphony of Gustav Mahler. Also on the program is Peggy Stuart Coolidge's 1970s ecological evocation, "Blue Planet." Pier was a 2003 Grand Finals winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and has received the George London Award, Sullivan Award and two Charles A. Lynam awards. A preconcert chat begins an hour before the performances, which are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Saturday in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Visit rpo.org.

Wellness and psychic fair
Light Works! Wellness and Psychic Faire on Saturday features readings, Reiki, runes and reflexology at 777 Westfall Road. Classes on the ancient use of incense or tarot begin at 10 a.m. and cost $5. From 12:30 to 7 p.m., the fair continues with intuitives, tarot readers, rune readers and mediums, as well as chair and foot massages and vendors selling wire wrapped jewelry, spirit art, crystals, African djembes, henna body art, resins and incense. Admission after 12:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. You can purchase time from the service providers, choosing chair massage, foot massage or Reiki. Veggie/vegan food will be sold. Click here for details or to sign up for the classes.

On the big screen
In "The Grey," Liam Neeson leads a group of Alaskan pipeline workers hunted by wolves in the frigid wilderness after their plane crashes on their way back home. "Man on a Ledge" stars Sam Worthington as an ex-cop turned con who threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. Elizabeth Banks plays a police psychologist personally requested to talk him down from the ledge. "One For the Money" stars Katherine Heigl as an unemployed and newly divorced woman who lands a job at her cousin's bail-bond business, where her first assignment puts her on the trail of a wanted local cop from her romantic past. Find movie times.

Aztec Two-Step plans CD release concert
Aztec Two-Step, featuring folk-rock duo Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman, has been described as the bridge to the Beat Generation. The group performs at 8 p.m. Friday at Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St., in downtown Auburn. For four decades, Fowler and Shulman have been writing and performing songs that helped make their generation's musical memories, all the while inspiring a generation of young singer-songwriters. The duo marks its 40th anniversary with a new studio album, "Cause & Effect," a 16-song collection with socio-political themes. The album is a combination of reworked and new material. Tickets are $23. Visit auburnpublictheater.org for tickets and directions.