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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WNY Trash Mob and Community Canvases Earth Day Cleanup Challenge, day 4 of 5. Register as an organization or group of 10+, clean up an area of your choice, take photos and upload them to be entered to win local prizes. 8am – 6pm

Community Clean Up Along Hertel Ave with Hertel Business Association. Bring your shovels, brooms, and trash pickers. Meet at the HBA office. 9am

Chandler Street Clean Up with Chandler St Breweries. Trash bags provided. Gloves and boots recommended. Discounted food and drink for volunteers post-event. Meet at 166 Chandler Street. 1030am

13th Annual Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival at The Japanese Gardens at The Buffalo History Museum, day 1 of 2. Cultural displays and activities involving bonsai, origami, folk dolls, and our city city Kanazawa in Japan. Performances by Samantha Taylor, TJ Zindle, Stephen Babcock, Michael DeLano, TK Lipps, Jade Marciniak, Bryan Dubay, Smac, Bridget Dooley, Odori No Kai Japanese Dancing, and JGB Shibuki Japanese Drum Group, JGB 和太鼓しぶき. Music at 11am

Spring Lecture Series – What Nikola Tesla Got Wrong: Einstein vs Tesla at Niagara Aerospace Museum. Presented by Dr. Francis Lestingi. 1pm

Buffalo Bach Project at Mimosas & Minuets: Chamber Music at Duende. 1 – 2pm

Patti Parks Band at Raintree Bar And Grill. 1 – 4pm

The Chillbillys at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 2pm

Mickey Kal at Wagon Wheel. 2pm

The Informers at Sportsmens Tavern. 3pm – $10

JJ White and Mojo Sauce at THE TUDOR LOUNGE. 3 – 6pm

Dave Viterna Group at GFY Bar & Grill. 3 – 6pm

Celtic Sessions at Nietzsche’s. 4 – 7pm

SLIM CHANCE and the Can’t Hardly Playboys at The Ship Bar & Grill. 4 – 7pm

The Thurman Brothers Band at Buffalo Distilling Co. 4 – 7pm

Parkside Brass at Hofbrauhaus Buffalo. 530 – 830pm

Stone Bridge Band at Talty’s Tavern. 6pm

Tom Stahl And The Dangerfields at duende at Silo City. 6 – 8pm

The Wayback Band at Buffalo Wings and Brewhouse. 6 – 9pm

Stephen Babcock at Willowbrook Golf Course & Restaurant. 6 – 9pm

Rockabilly Steve and BR3 at Buffalo Olde Brewery. 6 – 9pm

Southpaw Sal at Riley Street Station. 6 – 9pm

Live Recording of “The Crown Jewel of the Great Lakes” with Chris Plumer Comedy at Mohawk Place. A special musical guest will follow the comedy show. Please arrive by 645 to be seated before the recording. 6 – 1130pm

Hal Yeah at Pendleton Creek Pub. Music at 630pm

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong with Gantzer Super Jam at Town Ballroom, night 2 of 2. Doors at 7pm

Lori and Korki Fattey Beer Co Lancasater. 7pm

The Mark Filsinger Chamber Big Band at West Falls Center for the Arts. Tom Bacigalupi of Bello Voice Studio opens the show. 7pm

The Strictly Hip Unplugged in the Taylor Theatre at Kenan Center. 7pm

Crossroads Band Project at Foleys. 7pm

Open Mic at Topico Tavern. 7 – 10pm

The Vibrant Strings at Perla Seafood Bistro & Pizzeria At Salvatore’s. 7 – 10pm

Queen City Contra Dance at Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo. Live music by Clara Riedlinger, fiddle, and Titus Stevens, guitar. 7 – 10pm – $10

Speedy Parker Blues Band featuring Dolly Dee at The Chandelier Bar at Salvatore’s. 7 – 10pm

FOMRBand at Turtle Joes Sandbar. 7 – 1030pm

Joyryde Lite at Hamburg Gaming. 7 – 11pm

Nineties By Nature BFLO at Mister’s Bar and Lanes. 7 – 1130pm – $10

Appetite For Voltage – GN’R & AC/DC Tribute with Blizzard of Ozz at The Cove: Seafood & Banquets. Music at 7pm – $15

Carolyn Lansom Music Quartet at Pausa Art House. Music at 7pm

Wayne Newton – Mr. Las Vegas: Memories & Melodies at West Herr Riviera Theatre. 730pm

The RiG at Brunner’s Tavern. 730pm

Duane Betts and Palmetto Motel with Samoa Wilson & Sean Walsh at Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo. 730pm

Mendelssohn & Dvořák at Kleinhans Music Hall. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Mendelsson, Dvořák, and Franco-Brazilian compoer Elodie Bouny with Amaryn Olmeda, violin, and Roberto Minczuk, conductor. 730 – 930pm

Captain Jack Buffalo at RationAles. 730 – 1030pm

The Artifcial Hip at Diamond Hawk Golf Course and Pub. 730 – 1030pm – $5

The Release at Rock n Roll Heaven. Music at 730pm

MAFIA and Anthropic at Evening Star Concert Hall. Doors at 8pm – $10

West at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 8pm

The Bummers at Hawley’s Grove. 8pm

One For The Road at EJs Bar & Grill. 8pm

The Vandals Band at Kristen’s: Bar and Grill. 8pm

A Celebration of Roy Orbison: Black & White Night at Sportsmens Tavern. Featuring Stephen MacDonald, Dee Adams, Performing Songwriter, John F. Brady, Ryan Campbell, Bruce Decker, Patrick Jackson, Dave Kimball, Buck Quigley, Michele Ruffino, and Maria Sebastian. 8pm – $30

Seven Deadly Sins Cabaret Night at Canterra – A Cannnabis Store. 8 – 10pm

“55 Main” at The Village Inn. 8 – 11pm

Mike Zogaria Music at Creekview Restaurant. 8 – 11pm

A Night of Harmony at The Cave featuring Alex McArthur Music, Megan Brown and Grace Lougen of Grosh, Grace Stumberg, and Sue Kincaid. 8 – 11pm – $15

Meet the Bacons at The Banshee Irish Pub. 8 – 11pm

27 Club Drag and Burlesque Birthday Show for Alley Gorey at The Lounge at Revolution Gallery. Performances by Little Blue Ghoul, Mojo Hoejo, Riviero, and Sunya Steel. Music by DJ Cainite. Hosted by Alley Gorey and Vageena George. Show at 8pm – $10

Soul Spectrum at Buffalo Iron Works. Music at 8pm – $20

Buffalo Dead All Stars at Molly Maguires. Music at 8pm

90 WEST at Wagon Wheel. 830 – 1130pm

JB Aaron at The Ship Bar & Grill. 9pm

JACK FIRE at Hat Trix Bar & Grill. 9pm

South City at Prohibition 2020. 9pm

IOT at Kettles. 9pm

Dad Vibes Band – Buffalo at Rockin Buffalo. 9pm

Soul Body Shakedown at Attitudes Bar and Grill. Music at 9pm

The Scales – A Tribute to Phish at Nietzsche’s. Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Phish’s legendary 1991 show at Nietzsche’s. Music at 9pm – $15

Pop Punk Night at Milkie’s on Elmwood. featuring IMperfect the Band, Patient Basement, Anybody Else, and Silver Proof. Music at 9pm – $10

Bad Kitty at Transit Music Lounge. Music at 9pm

Funknut at Jack Rabbit. 10pm

DJ Colin Patrick, Interpretive Sound, and chango4 at TheGypsyParlor. 10pm

“Px5” Post-Pigeons Playing Ping Pong with special guest Night Zero Band at Nietzche’s. Music at 1130pm – $15