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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Folkfaces Fest 10 at Cherry Hill Campground, day 2 of 4. Music on three stages. Old Time Jam with Titus Stevens, Singing Saw Workshop with Peter Latona, and Flower City Square Dance with Dan Lynch, Clara R. & Friends in the Slyboots Tent. Family FUNKtion and the Sitar Jams, Peter Bernhard, Cedric Watson, Jackson & the Janks, and DiTrani Brothers on the Gage Stage. Rendevous Des Amis, Ellen Pieroni & the Encyclopedia of Soul, Amythyst Kiah, and Wayne Hancock on the Greystone Stage. Music at 1pm

Healy & The Daydrinkers at Buffalo Distilling Co. 4 – 6pm

Reset To Vinyl at Sportsmens Tavern. 5pm

Buffalo’s Band Named Sue at Nietzsche’s. 5 – 9pm

Pauly Campana at Wagon Wheel. 530 – 830pm

SideChick at THe Blueberry Treehouse Farm. 6 – 8pm

Joseph Aloysius: HE’S ALIVE at Mohwak Place. 6 – 8pm

Divi Romē at duende at Silo City. 6 – 8pm

Allentown First Friday Gallery Walk. Opening/closing receptions and special events at galleries and art spaces along Allen St. 6 – 9pm

Art Under The Stars at 62 College Street. Featuring work by the Queen City Gallery Co-Op. 6 – 10pm

Polish Film Fest Night 2 at Adam Mickiewicz Library & Dramatic Circle, Inc.. Screening the film “Uncertainty,” which tells the story of poet Adam Mickiewicz. 630pm

JL Fest 2026 at Johnson’s Landing, day 1 of 2. Music by Nineties by Nature and CrazyBeats DJ. 630pm

Tanny Danner at Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub. 630pm

“Inside the Story of 1929 – Writing Through the Wreckage of the American Dream” with author and journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin at Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo. 7pm

Tom Fenton at Bufflao Wings and Brewhouse. 7 – 9pm

Donny Frauenhofer Music Trio at Indigo Chapel. 7 – 10pm

Skinny G and the Meatballs at Buffalo Distilling Co. 7 – 10pm

Tony Derosa at The Chandelier Bar at Salvatore’s. 7 – 10pm

Rob Montone Music and Jordan Rose at The Roycroft Inn. 7 – 10pm

Billy LaRusch at The Banshee Irish Pub. 7 – 10pm

Double Vision: The Foreigner Experience at West Herr Riviera Theatre. 730pm

Boys of Summer Band at Diamond Hawk Golf Course and Pub. 730pm – $5

CrushCrushCrush at Papi Grande’s Lancaster. Music at 730pm

THE DMV – Music Of The Cars at The Cave. 8pm – $20

Rapture – New Wave + Punk Club Nite with DJ Dr. Wisz and DJ Ken Wolf at The Lounge at Revolution Gallery. 8pm

Waildogs at Penny Lane – Clarence. 8pm – $5

Tina & Ed Croft at The West End Inn. 8 – 11pm

Willi Carlisle and Creekbed Carter Hogan at Mohawk Place. Music at 8pm – $25

Champagne Drip, zoska, Fruitbat, and McThuggin at Buffalo Iron Works. Show at 8pm

Afterglow – the music of Genesis at The Cove: Event Center. Music at 8pm – $15

Chris Collins and specail guests in The 9th Ward at Babeville. Show at 8pm – $20

Songbirds: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac performign The White Album Tour ’75-76 at the Caz. Music at 8pm – $25

Doug Yeomans Music & Lo Blu Flame at Molly Maguires. Music at 8pm

Daze Ago downstairs at Mr. Goodbar. 9pm

The Foxy Thrills Burlesque presents A Foxy Horror Story at Milkie’s on Elmwood. with musical guests Lacerate and Mental Anguish. Show at 9pm – $10

Beasts of Buffalo Art + Drag + Vendor Show at duende at Silo City. Performances by Mister Rigormortis, Julioso Jugoso, Mx. Carnal Desire, Count Twinkula, Gendr01d, Vehicular Manslaughter, and Lite. Show at 9pm – $20

Harmania and One Foot Up upstairs at Mr. Goodbar. Music at 9pm – $6

Dave Thurman’s Songwriter Showcase at Wagon Wheel. 930pm

BOB.interpretation – an Interpretation of Dylan at Nietzsche’s featuring Al & Vinnie from moe., Joe Bellanti from Organ Fairchild, and special guests. Music at 930pm – $30

DJ Kage and DJ A-Rock on different stages at Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub. 10pm