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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Cozy Crafters Artisan Market at Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. 25+ local vendors. 10am – 4pm

Roycrofters At Large Association (RALA) Winter Festival featuring the work of Roycroft Masters and Roycroft Artisans and Emerging Artists at The Hampton Inn East Aurora, day 1 of 2. 10am – 5pm – $5

Totally Buffalo 716MAS at Buffalo RiverWorks, day 1 of 2. 1230+ local artisans and vendors. 10am – 5pm

Annual Roycroft Campus Holiday Show at The Roycroft Campus. 50+ artists, community groups, and food vendors. 10am – 5pm

East Aurora Wonderland at The Roycroft Campus, day 2 of 3. Outdoor winter market for three weekends in December. Featuring local vendors, holiday tree and swag sales, wreath building, photo ops, and snow sculpture. 10am – 8pm

Christmas Wonderland Craft & Vendor Fair at Knights of Columbus. 60+ vendors, hourly prizes, and basket raffle. Bring donations for the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter and receive a discount on raffle tickets. 11am – 3pm

LiveNF Makers Market at Niagara Falls Convention Center, day 1 of 2. 50+ local makers and artisans. 11am – 4pm

Winter Artist Market at Carnegie Art Center. 10+ local artists and vendors. 11am – 4pm

Queen City Market at Seneca One, day 1 of 2. 50+ local vendors. 11am – 5pm

Buffalo Holiday Market Week 2 at The Richardson Olmsted Complex, day 2 of 3. Markets every weekend for four weeks with different vendors every week. 80+ vendors. 11am – 8pm

Playtest Play Fest 5 at Casual Dragon Games. All ages event giving the chance to play new games before they are published, as well as give feedback and insight to the designers. Event at 11am

Town of Amherst Holiday Market at the Town of Amherst Municipal lot. Featuring variety of local vendors, artisans, and craftspeople offering unique gifts and handmade goods. 12 – 3pm

Lancaster Holiday Market inside the Lancaster Village Center. Indoor market every weekend through Dec 24th. 12 – 6pm

Holiday Basket Raffle & Adoption Event at The Nickel Plate. Meet adoptable dogs from Pixie Mamas Rescue. Proceeds benefit continued efforts to rescue dogs. Pet-friendly venue. 1 – 4pm

Holiday Vendor Market at Spiritually Rooted. Curated selection of handmade arts and crafts and one-of-a-kind items. 2 – 6pm

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Christkindlmarkt at Hofbrauhaus Buffalo. Music by The Girls of Grosh. Market 12 – 8pm, music 1 – 4pm

Nicole Murray, flute, and Andy Borkowksi, cello, at Minuets & Mimosas: Chamber Music at Duende. 1 – 2pm

12 Pack Jack at Raintree Bar And Grill. 1 – 4pm

Triple Hammer Records and Friends Showcase at Mohawk Place. Holiday market and merch village. Music by Do Crime, Neftali, Overgrowth, Piss Guzzler, Robbery Club, Icken Grimms, Superflea716, The New Fury, DJ Knew’d, and DJ Spooky Steven. Doors and merch village at 2pm, music at 4pm

Performance of “Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas, The Musical” at Theatre of Youth. 2pm

The Chillbilys at The Gin Mill, Ellcottville NY. 2pm

Buffalo Premiere of “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror” directed by Linus O’Brien at The Screening Room Cinema & Arts Cafe. 2 – 4pm – $10

Ugly Sweater Party at Bella Rose Vineyard & Winery. Music by Cami Clune. 2 – 5pm

Fret To Fret at Foleys. Music at 2pm

Dee’s Grand Isle Opry at Sportsmens Tavern. Celebrating Dee’s birthday. 3pm – $10

Elliot Scozzaro Trio at duende at Silo City. 3 – 5pm

Mo Porter at GFY Bar & Grill. 3 – 6pm

Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra Prima Strings Winter Concert at Westminster Presbyterian Church Buffalo. 4pm

Celtic Sessions at Nietzsche’s. 4 – 7pm

Buffalo’s Toy Drive Before Christmas at Amvets Medallion Post 13. Music by Grizzly Run, Inertia metal ny, Pure Heel, Wasted Space, Slum Lord, and Bile Study. Doors at 5pm – $20 or $10 with toy donation

Annual Studio Artist Show and Sale Artist Reception and Open House at Buffalo ARts Studio. 5 – 9pm

4th Anniversary Party for Magic Bear Beer Cellar. Music by Everyday Singer Nick Spacone and Time McCallister & Marty Snyder. Doors at 5pm

Jony James of Jony James Band at The Howling Rooster. 530pm

Crown Christmas 3 at Evening Star Concert Hall featuring Crown Conscious, When Legions Fall, Perspectives, Misery Falls, and Atlas Rain. Doors at 6pm

The Dive Rome Band at duende at Silo City. 6 -8pm

Krampus Night at Lilly Belle Meads. Parade, Krampus toast, and Krampus movie. 6 – 8pm

Ugly Sweater Party at Papi Grande’s Lancaster. Music by Christian and Joey of Christian Kramer & The Backwoods Revival. 6 – 9pm

Shoulder to Shoulder: A Buffalo Tattoo Artist Exhibiton at The Crucible Art Collective. Featuring 22 local artists, each tasked with designing a back piece of something they have always wanted to tattoo that represents both themselves and the Buffalo tattoo community as a whole. 6 – 10pm

Nick Battistella at Pendleton Creek Pub. 630pm

Essence Unplugged at Turning Bridge Tavern. 630pm

Welcome Distraction Trio at The Lock Tender. 630pm

Afraid of Human at Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub. 630 – 10pm

Mini Marching Machine, Spudz Budz, and Goodbye Metro at The Lounge at Revolution Gallery. Doors at 7pm- $10

The Royal Pitches Evergreen Winter Acapella Concert at UB Student Union. Doors at 7pm – $12 or $8 for UB students

Captain Jack Buffalo at Duke’s Tavern. 7pm

A Creekbend Christmas at West Falls Center for the Arts. 7pm

Book Talk with Novelist Sam Sussman at Fitz Books & Waffles. Sam will be in conversation with Buffalo-based novelist Nishant Batsha. 7pm

GLOOM by Jake Reber Book Launch and Release Party at Gutter Pop Comics. Readings by Autumn Zionz, Gia Ligammari, Diego Espíritu. Music by Survey Channel and Welks Mice. 7pm

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

The Vinny Barbarino Experience at Buffalo Distilling Co. 7 – 10pm

Will Holton at The Chandelier Bar at Salvatore’s. 7 – 10pm

Moltzy Winter Bash at Third Space Cafe and Entertainment. A winter celebration with House, DnB, and a little dubstep music plus lots of new originals. 7 – 10pm – $10

End the Waite at The West End Inn. 7 – 10pm

Jennifer Freeman at Nickel City BrewZ. 7 – 10pm

JB Aaron and Dan Brodfuehrer at BATCH. 7 – 10pm

Trever Stribing of PA LINE at Buffalo Irish Center. 7 – 10pm

Cami Clune at Black Smoke Bourbon Bar. 7 – 10pm

Invisible Touch – 80s Cover Band at Perla Seafood Bistro & Pizzeria At Salvatore’s. 7 – 10pm

Piano Cubano – Rafael Zaldivar’s Tribute to Buena Vista Social Club at Pausa Art House. Featuring Rafael Zaldivar, piano, Lázara Martínez, violin & vocals, Héctor Díaz, bass & vocals, and Geraldo “Tali” Rondón, congas. Music at 7pm

A Vocalis Chamber Choir Christmas at The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum – Buffalo, NY. 730pm

A Motown Christmas Starring The Motortown All-Stars and Chris Ruggierio at West Herr Riviera Theatre. 730pm

The Honk Committee and Tortoise Hardy upstairs at Mr. Goodbar. Doors at 8pm

Tom Hambridge at Sportsmens Tavern. 8pm – $25

DARK HORSE RUN BAND at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 8pm

Analog Kids with special guests the Peart Sisters Nancy & Judy at The Cave. 8pm – $20

Tom Keefer And Celtic Cross Duo at Gene McCarthy’s/Old First Ward Brewing Co. 8pm

Adventure Club, Capochino, Neotek, and EFFEX at Town Ballroom. 8pm

Coming In HOT at EJ’s Bar & Grill. 8pm

Bad Marraige at Rockin Buffalo. 8pm

Presevation Hall Jazz Band Creole Christmas at Buffalo State Performing Arts Center. 8 – 10pm

Matt & Liv at The Banshee Irish Pub. 8 – 11pm

Mike Pinelli at Creekview Restaurant. 8 – 11pm

Little Mountain Band at Molly Maguires. 8 – 11pm

Sector 7G in the 716 at Kettles. 8 – 11pm

Midnight Recovery Band at Chicks Restaurant and lanes. 8 – 11pm

East Hill Garage at Penny Lane – Clarence. 8 – 11pm – $5

Vinyl Cocktails at Garage Bar & Restaurant. 8 – 11pm

Black Widow Band at Rock n Roll Heaven. 8 – 1130pm

The Shakemakers and El Scorcho at Buffalo Iron Works. Music at 8pm – $15

Michael Turner Comedy at Milkie’s on Elmwood. Show at 8pm

Furious George at Prohibition 2020. Music at 8pm

Kenny Parker Project at Talty’s Tavern. 830pm

Dirty Shirley at The Ship Bar & Grill. 830 – 1130pm

DAKOTA at Attitudes Bar And Grill. 9pm

SuperCharger at Transit Music Lounge. Music at 9pm

Sleaze Ball 2010: A Sleaze Odyssey at Nietzsche’s. Vintage pop-up by The Dirty Locker. Drag performances by Fawn Deus, Little Mx. Bunny, Ricky Moral-less, Rocky Switch, Selma Body, and Ruby George. DJ sets by Elmwood Opera and William Paul. Special live performance by Supermodel. Show at 9pm – $20

The Hallow Society and Cowboy Vampires at THE TUDOR LOUNGE. Muisc at 9pm – $10

Sliver at Wagon Wheel. 930pm

Pocketship at Jack Rabbit. 10pm

DJ Little Italy at Mr. Goodbar. 10pm

7 Year Anniversary Party for Buddy Buddy with Lauren Flax and Mutualism at Riff City. 10pm – $30