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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Inaugural Better Buffalo Day in Niagara Square. Neighborhood cleanups across the city from 9am – 12pm. Gather in Niagara Square for a community cookout 1 – 4pm

Annual Seedling Sale at Massachusetts Avenue Project, day 1 of 2. Seedlings, local vendors, educational resources, and free soil testing. Music by Rob Montone & Jordan Rose. 10am – 2pm

Craftopia716 Makers Market at Sikora Post. 10am – 3pm

Weekly Protest with Do Something! Southtowns at the traffic circle where Main St and Buffalo St merge in Hamburg. 11am – 12pm

Block Printing on Fabric Workshop with teaching artist Talia Ryan at Book Arts. Design and carve your own linoleum stamp. All ages and experience levels welcome, supervision required for children under age 12. All materials provided, though it is helpful to bring an image or idea of what you’d like to carve. 11am – 1pm – $65

Mothers Day Market at Life is Succulent, day 1 of 2. 16+ local vendors. 11am – 4pm

Vendor Market at Canterra – A Cannnabis Store. 11am – 5pm

3rd Annual “Cinco De Market” at Riff City, day 1 of 2. 35+ vendors. 11am – 5pm

The Return of Free Comic Book Day at Gutter Pop Comics. 11am – 7pm

Frostfest at Evening Star Concert Hall. Music by Valoria, Normundy, Dead Cassette, Greywash, Arcana.Buffalo, Among The Outcast, New Reality, Jaali Cypher, Infinium, Deepstate, and Lost Artifacts. Doors at 12pm – $25

Spring Tool and Bake Sale at The Tool Library. All tools are pay what you can. Vendors and community partners in addition to the tools and baked goods. 12 – 4pm

Weekly Protest with Northtowns Rise Up at the corner of Brighton Rd and Niagara Falls Blvd. 12 – 2pm

Brazil’s Classical Music with Stephen Guerra and Penn Watson at Mimosas & Minuets: Chamber Music at Duende. 1 – 2pm

18th Annual World Labyrinth Day Celebration at Daemen University. Hosted by The Mindfulness Alliance. 1 – 3pm

Oishi Jazz Jam at Cafe Gezellig. Open invite to bring an instrument and join the jam. 1 – 4pm

Nickel City Blues Band at Raintree Bar And Grill. 1 – 4pm

Buffalo Bourbon Bash in Asbury Hall at Babeville. Music by More Heat!. 1 – 6pm

Brian Rick at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 2pm

Ron Davis Combo with Sue Kincaid at Sportsmens Tavern. 3pm – $10

Family Funktion and the Sitar Jams at duende at Silo City. 3 – 5pm

Rabbit Jaw at THE TUDOR LOUNGE. 3 – 6pm

NY2LA at The Ship Bar & Grill. 3 – 6pm

Mo Porter at GFY Bar & Grill. 3 – 6pm

Celtic Sessions at Nietzsche’s. 4 – 7pm

Mayday Buffalo at Hofbrauhaus Buffalo. 5 – 9pm – $10

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

Creek Bend and Buffalo Bluegrass Allstars at 42 North Brewing Company. 6 – 9pm

Seismic Urge at Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub. 630 – 10pm

Mark Conrad at Pendleton Creek Pub. Music at 630pm

Lily Rose at Town Ballroom. Doors at 7pm

Dellwood and the Nightshades at The Lounge at Revolution Gallery. Doors at 7pm – $10

Sue Kincaid and Doug Yeomans Music at Talty’s Tavern. 7pm

SuperCharger at Ying’s Restaurant and Bar. 7pm

Adam Bronstein & ABtrio at Peppers Buffalo. 7 – 930pm

Mike Zogaria Music at Bloomfield’s Pub. 7 – 10pm

DARK HORSE RUN BAND at 16 Ellicott Bar and Grill of Depew, NY. 7 – 10pm

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

Patti Parks & the Guy at Perla Seafood Bistro & Pizzeria At Salvatore’s. 7 – 10pm

Buffalo Wind Symphony at Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center. 7 – 10pm

Queen City Contra Dancers of Buffalo NY at Trinity Old Lutheran Church. Tunes from Marshall Street, Cat Sloboda, and Clara Riedlinger with guest musician Chuck Abell. Wear comfortable shoes. No experience necessary. 7 – 10pm – $10

Henry’s Summer Kitchenette at Buffalos Best Grill. 7 – 10pm

Tori and The Boys at Hamburg Gaming. 7 – 11pm

Singer Songwriter Saturday at Buffalo Wings and Brewhouse. Featuring Dennis Reed and The Dooleys – U.S. Music at 7pm

Tracks In The Dust: A Tribute To The Music of CSNY at Turning Bridge Tavern. Music at 7pm – $10

Charlie Ballantine at Pausa Art House. Music at 7pm

Leslie Odom, Jr. with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at Kleinhans Music Hall. Ron Spigelman, conductor. 730pm

The Royal Scam – A Tribute to Steely Dan at West Herr Riviera Theatre. 730pm

“FLIPSIDE” at Diamond Hawk Golf Course and Pub. 730 – 1030pm – $5

Todd Mertens Musician at RationAles. 730 – 1030pm

Screaming Pineapples at Marvin’s Bar and Grill. 745pm

WNY Dueling Pianos at Buffalo RiverWorks. Music at 730pm

Cold Beer Creek at Papi Grande’s Lancaster. Music at 730pm

The Alumni Band, Aisle Seat, and Whelp upstairs at Mr. Goodbar. Doors at 8pm

Hintz of Thunder at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 8pm

Tiger Chung Lee with The Tradesmen. at Sporsmens Tavern. 8pm – $15

Aperture / Afterimage at Torn Space Theater. Original audiovisual installation experience curated by Buffalo-based artist collective Groupwork and part of the in.sight series. 8 – 930pm

Masti World Music Ensemble at Penny Lane – Clarence. 8 – 11pm – $10

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

The Funkensteins at The Cove: Seafood & Banquets. 8 – 11pm – $10

Nuthin’ But Time at EJs Bar & Grill. 8 – 11pm

Rockabilly Steve and BR3 at Foleys Pub. 8 – 11pm

Stephen Babcock at Creekview Restaurant. 8 – 11pm

Midnight Kings – Buffalo Classic Rock Band at Dwyers Irish Pub. 8 – 1130pm

Flannel Mafia at The Cave. Music at 8pm – $10

Fuzzy & The Rustbelts with OsbornNash at The Caz. Music at 8pm

Pocketship at Molly Maguires. Music at 8pm

tHe FEAST at THE TUDOR LOUNGE. Music at 830pm

Album Release for Wylie Something with Advance Base and Dogs in Stereo at BLACK DOTS. Music at 830pm – $10

Bad Habit at Prohibition 2020. 9pm

North of Normal at The Ship Bar & Grill. 9pm

Shock Therapy at Hat Trix Bar & Grill. 9pm

Letter to Elise at Jack Rabbit. 9pm – $5

Nightshade: Belladonna at duende at Silo City featuring Dirtywifi and U-Lock. 9p m- $15

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

Socialite, Spiria, and Night Owls at Milkie’s on Elmwood. Music at 9pm – $10

Annie In The Water with Desmond Jones at Nietzsche’s. Music at 9pm – $20

DnB Night at Allen Street Hardware Cafe featuring EERIE, Dub Imperial, IC3NOTE, Mort, and The Verdict. 10pm

DJ Pipez at Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub. 10pm