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

Buffalo International Film Festival: NYS Premiere Screening of “$POSITIONS” at North Park Theatre. Directed by Brandon Daley Total runtime 97 minutes. 230pm

The Twang Gang at Sportsmens Tavern. 3 – 6pm – $10

BIFF Shorts: Family Matters at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Family portraits from around the globe. Showing 5 films with a total runtime of 84 minutes. 430 – 615pm

BIFF: WNY Premiere Screening of “Designed by Preeti” at North Park Theatre. Directed by Gayatri Everitt Bajpai. Total runtime 93 minutes. 430 – 630pm

Frank Grizanti of The Frank Grizanti Band and Geno McManus at Remington Tavern And Seafood Exchange. 530 – 830pm

Old First Ward Ride with Slow Roll Buffalo. Meet at Gene McCarthy’s/Old First Ward Brewing Co. for a ride around the neighborhood. Return to the start for an after party. Meet at 530, ride at 6pm.

Solar Pyramid at Nietzsche’s. 6 – 8pm

Kathy Carr Trio at Tappo Restaurant. 630 – 830pm

The Chillbillys at Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub. 630 – 930pm

BIFF Shorts: Growing Up at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Rites of passage, cultural exchanges, self discoveries, and lessons learned. Showing 7 films with a total runtime of 92 minutes. 630 – 830pm

BIFF: WNY Premiere Screening at North Park Theatre. Showing “All That’s Left of You / اللي باقي منك” directed by Cherien Dabis. In Arabic, Hebrew and English w/ English subtitles. Runtime 145 minutes. 645pm

Singer-Songwriter Showcase featuring Amanda Bridges Music, followed by Buffalo’s Longest Running Open Mic with Peter Latona music at 9pm at Nietzsche’s.

BIFF Shorts: Students Monday Showcase at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Presenting the next generation of storytellers from Western New York and around the world. Showing 19 films with total runtime of 88 minutes. 830 – 1030pm

BIFF at Premiere Screenings at North Park Theatre. WNY Premiere of “F*CKTOYS” directed by Annapurna Sriram, runtime 106 minutes. East Coast Premiere of “But…You’re A Dolphin!” directed by Sarah Turner, runtime 4 minutes. 945pm