Every day Monica Power supplies her picks for cool events happening in Western New York; you can also find her at her Facebook page.

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Totally Buffalo Festival Memorial Day Weekend at Buffalo RiverWorks, day 1 of 3. Over 100 vendors and artisans. Rain or shine. 10am – 5pm

Memorial Day Weekend Festival on Old Falls Street USA, day 1 of 4. Music by Nico Zarcone Duo and Kickstart Rumble. Music at 430pm

The Kensingtons at Sportsmens Tavern. 5pm – $10

Opening Reption for Buffalo Public School Art Educator Exhibition “el·e·men·tal” and Jump Start Biennial Student Exhibition “Envision” at Bufalo Arts Studio. 5 – 8pm

Bob Lee Acousticness at Wagon Wheel. 530 – 830pm

Smoking Popes and Off With Their Heads at Rec Room Buffalo. Doors at 6pm

Robby Vegas at Stockman’s Tavern & Grove. 6pm

Tyler Westcott Music Quartet at Nietzsche’s. 6 – 8pm

Aaron Ziolkowski Music at Sto Lat Bar. 6 – 9pm

Custode & Parisi at Seva Kitchen & Bar. 6 – 9pm

Captain Jack Buffalo at Two Nines Kitchen Bar. 6 – 9pm

“55 Main” at The Ship Bar & Grill. 6 – 9pm

Festival of Indonesian Gamelan Music, Dance, & Legend at Connecticut Street Armory, day 1 of 2. 6 – 10pm

Dee’s Grand Isle Opry at The Cave. 7pm – $10

Sun Ra’s 111th Birthday Celebration at Revolver Records Inc. Music by DJ Mad Matty. 7pm

Alexander Butler Duo at 42N at The Flats. 7pm

Marty Peters at Lilly Belle Meads. 7 – 9pm

Olivia Amorian at Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center. 7 – 9pm – $5

The Lance Tanner Duo at The Chandelier Bar at Salvatore’s. 7 – 10pm

The Committed at O’Brien’s West End Inn. 7 – 10pm

meet the Bacons Duo at The Banshee Irish Pub. 7 – 10pm

Central Groove at The Caz. Music at 730pm

The Heart of Rock & Roll at West Herr Riviera Theatre. 730pm

The RiG at Diamond Hawk Golf Course and Pub. 730pm

John Lombardo and Mary Ramsey at PeopleArt. 730 – 915pm – $5

Performance of “Women Laughing Alone With Salad” at Alleyway Theatre. 730 – 10pm

Jay McDonnell Band at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 8pm

The Bleeding Hearts at Prohibition 2020. 8pm

Disorder – Goth Music Dance Night with DJs Osiris and Chvck at The Lounge at Revolution Gallery. 8pm

Bobby & the Pedestrians, Daze Ago, and Higher Vibration at Milkie’s on Elmwood. 8pm – $12

Sector Seven G at Foleys. 8 – 11pm

Righteous Villains at Fat Bob’s Smokehouse. 8 – 11pm

Aimée Allen Quartet at Pausa Art House. Music at 8pm

The Funk Knights at Sportsmens Tavern. 9pm – $10

Sounds Like Dave Grohl at Rockin Buffalo. 9pm

Schill Solak Slimko at Transit Music Lounge. 9pm

J.WAIL featuring Natalie Cressman wsg Sousaphunk at Nietzsche’s. Music at 9pm – $30

Loconti at Jack Rabbit. 10pm