Every day Monica Power supplies her picks for cool events happening in Western New York; you can also find her at her Facebook page.

Fall Craft Show at Braymiller Market. 10am – 2pm

Buffalo International Film Festival Shorts: Students Showcase at North Park Theatre. The next generation of great storytellers, now. Showing ten films witha. total runtime of 100 minutes. 11am – 1pm

Buffalo Holiday Market Fall Market at Richardson Olmsted Campus. 11am – 6pm

BIFF Shorts: Trips + Transformations at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Tender, funny, and trippy stories from around the world. Expect the unexpected! Showing 7 films with a total runtime of 84 minutes. 12 – 2pm

Fall Celebration at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church – Buffalo, NY. Music by The Irish Tweeds Band. 12 – 4pm – $20

WNY Pagan Pride Day at the Ismailia Shriners Temple, 1600 Southwestern Blvd, 14224. Vendors, info tables, crafts, basket raffle prizes, photbooth, live painting by Todd Sullival of Think Suicide Studios, dance performance by Be Witched Buffalo, music by Dan Whalen at 1230 and Francis “The Wolf” Capell at 445, and Djembe Workshopwith Youssou Lo. Collecting donations for The Nomad Project, a benefit and charity for shelters and mission in Buffalo. 12 – 8pm

Ellen Pieroni & the Encyclopedia of Soul at Jack Rabbit. 1 – 4pm

Ellicottville, NY Fall Fest, day 2 of 2. Walkable 4-block arts and crafts show with flavorful culinary culture, and chair lift rides. Music at Balloons Restaurant & Nightclub: West of the Mark at 1pm in the FallFest Tent. Seismic Urge at 4pm and DJ Pipez at 7pm on the inside stage. Music at Holiday Valley: Jay McDonnell at 4pm at the top of Mardi Gras Hill. Music at Ellicottville Brewing Company: The Yachtfathers at 1pm and The Strictly Hip at 5pm. Music at Madigan’s Ellicottville NY: DJ Persia at 2pm. Music at Mill St Sports Pub: Interstate Daydream at 3pm.

Premiere Screening for “Under The Lights” at North Park Threatre. Directed by Miles Levin, Under The Lights tells the story of Sam, a boy with epilepsy who goes to prom. First a short, now a full feature film, it’s regarded as one of the highest profile moments in epilepsy awareness history. 130pm

Buffalo Ecstatic Dance and Talking Circles at Hickory Urban Sanctuary. 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

Niagara Falls MUSIC Hall of Fame Fundraiser at The Buff Social Club. 50/50, raffles, giveaways, and music by Filbert & Volkman, Stompboxes, and Jamie Holka & Friends. Doors at 2pm – $20

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

Symphonic Spooktacular: BPO Kids at Kleinhans Music Hall. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with Grant O’Brien, conductor. Costume parade across Kleinhans’ stage. Pre-concert activities at 1pm in the Mary Seaton room, music at 230pm

Women’s Voices: Graffitti Reading at duende at Silo City. Reading the graffitti from the walls of the women’s restroom at Nietzsche’s. Featuring readers Mary Beth Wrobel WKBW, Nancy Gabriel, Karen Gerace, and special guest Mistress J Kiss of The Stripteasers Buffalo. Readings at 230pm – $15

Steve Earle Tribute Show at Sportsmens Tavern featuring McCarthyizm, The Pine Dogs, Shaky Stage, Flatbed, Chris Jones, Dee Adams, Performing Songwriter, and Leroy’s Damn Good Band. Proceeds benefit Sportsmens Americana Music Foundation. 3pm – $15

Amherst Chamber Ensembles Welcome Back Concert. Welcome back for the new season with works by Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, and Coleridge-Taylor. 3pm

1 Year Anniversary Party for Kristen’s: Bar and Grill featuring music by Billy Hickey at 3pm and 90 WEST at 5pm.

The Artificial Hip at The Ship Bar & Grill. 3 – 6pm

Harmonia Chamber Singers present Mass Appeal: From Renaissance Masterpieces to Modern Choral Favorites at St. Gregory the Great Parish. 4pm

Susan Peters Jazz Band featuring Dave Schiavone at duende at Silo City. 4 – 6pm

East Coast Dave at 42 North Brewing Company. 4 – 7pm

Tea Service: Boo Tea at duende at Silo City. Inclusive Tea Dance for our times serving the Queer and Rustbelt Communities. Costumes and looks encouraged. Music by Chango4, Dirtywifi, and Antie K. 4 – 10pm – $20

BIFF X0 Program 4: Medicine + Magin at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Medical interventions and magical reels! A collection of experimental sci-fi and magical realism. Showing 5 films with a total runtime of 72 minutes. 430 – 615pm

Michael Hund Live at Prohibition 2020. 5pm

Ann Philippone Musician at Nietzsche’s. 6 – 8pm

Black Rock Historical Society Annual Fundraiser – “A Tribute to the Showboat Restaurant” at The Cave. Basket raffle and 50/50 drawing. Admission includes food and beverage. Music by The Barroom Buzzards and John Valby. 6 – 9pm – $40

BIFF Award Announcements at North Park Theatre. Annual Awards Ceremony for Official Selections in Competition with 16 juried award categories, including the Audience Award voted on by BIFF audiences at feature film screenings, and the Boundary Brewaker Award issed by BIFF staff for groundbreaking work. 615 – 645pm

BIFF: Screening of “Apostasy Blues” directed by Peter Pavlakis and “The Pitch” directed by Noam Harary & David Ebert at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. 615 – 815pm

Lawrence and Jacob Jeffries at Buffalo RiverWorks. Doors at 7pm

BIFF Legacy Gala with Stephen McKinley Henderson at North Park Theatre. Showing “Everyday People” directed by Jim McKay. The closing of a local restaurant concerns a number of employees who’ve dedicated their lives to the eatery. The screening will be followed by a discussion and audience Q+A with Everyday People Star and BIFF 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Stephen McKinley Henderson. 7pm

Logan Locking, Softwheres, Episodic Memory, and AUXCAB at Milkie’s on Elmwood. Music at 7pm – $10

Annie in the Water and Sophistafunk at Buffalo Iron Works. Music at 8pm – $20

Jazz Cache at Nietzsche’s. 830pm

BIFF: WNY Premiere Screening of “Wooden Hearts” directed by Onur Tukel at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. 845 – 1030pm