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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Winter Market at 5 Loaves Farm. 9am – 1pm

Believe in Crafts Vendor Event at Sikora Post. 10am – 4pm

Christmas Treasures PopUp Market at Lavocat’s Family Greenhouse and Nursery. Over 40 local vendors. Music by Note-worthy Concertante and Harmony Handbells of WNY. 10am – 4pm

Annual Winter Market at The Foundry. 10am – 4pm

Heather Ann Williams Day at Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Celebrating Heather’s legacy with artmaking activities, special treats, and Christmas tree lighting at 2pm. 10am – 6pm

Holiday Stroll in Larkvinville at Larkin Square. Walking tour of the historic neighborhood with Explore Buffalo, pop up vendors and holiday activities at retailers along Seneca Street, and a holiday market at Flying Bison Brewing Company. 11am – 3pm

16th Annual Last Minute Panic Sale at Book Arts. Over 20 local vendors and Holiday Letterpress Printing Demo. 11am – 5pm

A Very Merry Main Street in Springville. Vendors, kids activities, and music by Kody & Herren, The Bell Canto Quartet, and Noah Koningisor. 11am – 5pm

Holiday Market at 42 North Brewing Company. Music by Marty Peters. 12pm

5th Annual Cookie Fest at The Terrace at Delaware Park. Cookies from 6 local bakeries, kids activities, and music by Dozo My Lady. 12 – 4pm

Annual Gem Show at Feel Good Rocks Buffalo. 12 – 9pm

Blissmas 2024 at Buffalo RiverWorks. Music by Better Lovers, Converge, Fleshwater, Twitching Tongues, Dying Wish, Teenage Wrist, Anxious, and Atomic Rule, plus wrestling presented by The Butcher Andy Williams. Doors at 1pm

Quintessential Woodwind Quintet at Town of Tonawanda Public Library – Kenmore Branch. 1pm

The Black and Blues Band at Raintree Bar And Grill. 1 – 4pm

Artist Talk at Beebe’s at The Gallery inside Hunt Art Gallery. Frani Evedon speaking on their solo exhibition “intermezzo.” 2pm

Mighty Wurlitzer Concert with Joe Momot at West Herr Riviera Theatre. 2pm

Argyle Street Band at Sportsmens Tavern. 3pm

Dave Constantino Band at GFY Bar & Grill. 3 – 6pm

Buffalo Celebrates Victory Day of Bangladesh at Greater Dhaka Association, Buffalo, NY. Cultural music, performances, food, and vendors. 4pm

Final Show for The Restless Soles at Flying Bison Brewing Company. 4 – 7pm

SLIM CHANCE and the Can’t Hardly Playboys at Broadway Hotel. 5 – 8pm

Henry’s Summer Kitchen at Duende at Silo City. 6 – 8pm

Elliot Scozzaro Quintet performs Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at The Lounge at Revolution Gallery. Elliot Scozzaro, woodwinds, Nick Weiser, piano, Joseph Goehle, bass, and John Bacon Music, drums. 6 – 8pm and 9 – 11pm

You Should Smile More: An All Female and Gender Non-Conforming Improv Show at Buffalo Improv House with special guest storyteller Lisa Ludwig. 7pm – $12 or pay what you can

Fuzzy & The Rustbelts Trio at Hamburg Brewing Company. 7pm

Too Yacht To Handle at West Falls Center for the Arts. 7pm

Owen Eichensehr Roots Music and Pat Harrington Duo at 42 North Brewing Company. 7pm

Cantrip at Springville Center for the Arts. 7pm

Bali Comes to Buffalo at Nusantara Arts. Balinese compositions on Semar Pegulingan instruments and dance peices “Pendet” and “Welcoming Dance” from the village of Pliatan. 7 – 9pm

Rockabilly Steve and BR3 at O’Brien’s West End Inn. 7 – 10pm

Little Mountain Band Acoustic Duo presents Garcia & Kahn at The Hilltop Inn & Grove. 7 – 10pm

Queen City Contra Dancers of Buffalo NY at Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo. Bob Fabinski will be calling to the band Lake Effect. 7 – 10pm

Vince Guaraldi’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at Pausa Art House. Ed Croft, bass, Ivan Docenko, piano, and David Wasik, drums. Music at 7pm

Nicholas Mycio Trio at Shakti Yoga Lounge. Music at 7pm – $20

Classical Christmas with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at Kleinhans Music Hall. Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, Nikki Chooi, violin, and JoAnn Faletta, conductor. 730 – 930pm

Make the Yuletide Gay with Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church – Buffalo, NY. 730pm – $20

Screening of “It’s A Wonderful Life” directed by Frank Capra at The Screening Room Cinema & Arts Cafe. 730pm – $7

Corinne Mammana’s “In Love with Christmastime” at The Richardson Hotel Buffalo. 730 – 10pm

JB Aaron at Diamond Hawk Golf Course and Pub. 730 – 1030pm – $5

Ukraine is Caroling – Iryna Fedyshyn Concert at Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center. Music at 730pm

Merry F*ckin Punkmas at THE TUDOR LOUNGE featuring Radical Operations, Main Breaker, No Complyance, and The Spit Sisters. Doors at 8pm – $10

Grosh at Sportsmens Tavern. 8pm – $10

Vinyl Addiciton at Voodoo child bar & grill. 8pm

Michael Stuart at The Chandelier Bar at Salvatore’s. 8pm

Generation Gap at Foleys. 8pm

Sentinel Band at Prohibition 2020. 8pm

Michael Hund Live at Coyote Cafe-Hamburg. 8pm

Waildogs at Lion and Eagle Pub. 8 – 11pm – $5

The Funk Knights at Days Park Tavern. 8 – 11pm

Sequins The Band at Riley Street Station. 8 – 11pm

Passed Out performs Bright Eyes Pt. III: A Collection of Songs From 1999–2020 at Nietzsche’s with tuesday nite performing songs by Phoebe Bridgers and Better Oblivion Community Center, and west ferry performing songs by Desaparecidos and Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. Music at 8pm – $20

Cain, Pig Rectum, Wolfenstein, and Hubris at Mohawk Place. Celebrating the 40th birthday of Hellskald from Hubris. Music at 8pm – $10

Craig Smith and The Vores at The Cave. Music at 8pm – $10

MOB Musicians Of Buffalo Christmas Rocks Concert in Asbury Hall at Babeville featuring Billy Sheehan, Jessie Galante, and Bobby Lebel. Music at 8pm – $30

The Sadies at Buffalo Iron Works. Music at 8pm – $20

Tommy Z at The Caz. Music at 830pm

Dad Vibes Band – Buffalo at Transit Music Lounge. 9pm

DoubleShot at Ugly Sweater Party at The Ship Bar & Grill. 9pm

Punk 716 at Rockin Buffalo. 9pm

Sliver, Psyche Chain, and Sevagoth upstairs at Mr. Goodbar. Music at 9pm – $7

Pocket Vinyl, Prairie Pavement, Twin Affairs, and Erica the Ice Dragon at Milkie’s on Elmwood. Featuring live painting by Pocket Vinyl. Music at 9pm – $10

Wood N Steel at Wagon Wheel. 930pm