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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Holiday Artisan Market at Painted Love – Art & Wellness Studio. Local artisan and wellness vendors with one-of-a-kind holiday treasures. 10am – 1pm

Lumber City Christmas Market at Greenhouse Events Center. 75+ local vendors with a festive mix of season favorites, sweet treats, unique gifts, and holiday decor. Open daily until Nov 20th. 10am – 2pm

Totally Buffalo 716MAS at Buffalo RiverWorks, day 2 of 2. 120+ local artisans and vendors. 10am – 5pm

Annual Roycroft Campus Holiday Show at The Roycroft Campus, day 2 of 2. 50+ artists, community groups, and food vendors. 10am – 5pm

Lumber City Christmas Market at Greenhouse Events Center. 75+ local vendors with a festive mix of season favorites, sweet treats, unique gifts, and holiday decor. Open daily until Nov 20th.

Buffalo Holiday Market Week 2 at The Richardson Olmsted Complex, day 3 of 3. Markets every weekend for four weeks with different vendors every week. 80+ vendors. 11am – 6pm

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. 12 – 4pm

Christkindlmarkt at Hofbrauhaus Buffalo. Authentic European-style holiday market with local artisan vendors and live music. 12 – 5pm

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Meet the Bacons at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 10am

Michael Hund Live at Hamburg Brewing Company. 10am – 2pm

Jacob Jay at Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar. 10am – 230pm

Screening of “Love, Actually” at The Screening Room Cinema & Arts Cafe. 1- 3pm – $8

Buffalo Ecstatic Dance and Talking Circles at Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo. Doors at 2pm, opening circle at 230, dance 245-415, closing circle ends by 5pm. Family friendly. $5-$10 suggested donation or pay what you can

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

Buffalo Friends of Folk Music present A Concert for the Holidays featuring Celebrations of the Heart at Meeting House Events. Collecting donations of non-perishable food to benefit local food pantries. 2pm

Pete’s Pet Food Pantry. Free pet food for those in need. 18+, bring reusable bags. 3 – 4pm

Griff Kaz Quartet at duende at Silo City. 4 – 6pm

A Twang Gang Special Event at Sportsmens Tavern featuring guest singers Maria Sebastian, Brad Felton, Brendan Gosson, and Tim Franczyk. 5pm – $15

Belmont, AVOID, UNWELL, and Super Sometimes at Town Ballroom. Doors at 6pm

Jacob Nicholson at Nietzsche’s. 6 – 8pm

The Bug Club, Velvet Bethany, and adelaide at Mohawk Place. Doors at 7pm

8th Annual Evining of Nine Lessons and Carols featuring The University at Buffalo Choir and Chamber Singers at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. With Michael Serio, piano, Kristen Pomietlarz, organ, Claudia Brown, conductor, and readings by the Congregation of Holy Trinity. 7pm

Friends & Neighbors at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Norwegian/Swedish quintet featuring Thomas Johansson, trumpet, Oscar Grönberg, piano, Jon Rune Strøm, double bass, and Tollef Østvang, drums. 8pm – $25

Jazz Cache at Nietzsche’s. 830pm