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

The Buffalo Bluegrass All Stars at Sportsmens Tavern. 12pm

Exhibit Opening for “What Does It All Mean? Exploring the Dictionary” in the Rare Book Room at Buffalo & Erie County Public Library – Central Library. Exploring the history of English dictionaries and the people who created them and showcasing the broad range of different types of dictionaries. 530 -730pm

Open Mic at The Hilltop Inn and Grove. 630 – 930pm

Music Is Art Music Industry Alliance Open Mic at Buffalo Distilling Co. Hosted by Trever Stribing of PA LINE. Featured songwriter Philip Stephen. Signups at 630, music at 7pm

The Jimmy D Band at Sportsmens Tavern. 7pm – $10

Screening of “Every Body” at Burchfield Penney Art Center. Every Body tells the stories of three intersex individuals who have moved from childhoods marked by shame, secrecy and non-consensual surgeries to thriving adulthoods. Discussion after the film. 7pm

Socialite, Pink Droid, and Alexander Butler at Milkie’s on Elmwood. 7pm – $10

Poets at the new location for Fitz Books, 1462 Main Street 14209. Readings by Hoa Nguyen, Dale Martin Smith, Aaron Lowinger, and Dadiv Hadbawnik. 7pm

Acoustic Thursday at Rockin Buffalo featuring Joe Mancini of Sleeper WNY ROCK BAND. 7 – 10pm

Blues All-Star Band Pro Jam at GFY Bar & Grill. 7 – 10pm

akloh., Vanity Club, JoeyB, and Joe Wawrzyniak at The Screening Room Cinema & Arts Cafe. Music at 7pm – $5

Stu and Avery Weissman at Pausa Art House. Music at 7pm

Tim Britt Live at RationAles. 730 – 930pm

Strings Unbound – An Evening with Alex Cousins at The Caz. Music at 730pm

Joan Osborne sings the songs of Bob Dylan in the Mary Seaton Room at Kleinhans Music Hall. Music at 730pm

Collaborative Acoustic Music Concert Series at Louis P. Ciminelli Recital Hall at Buffalo State University featuring Virginia Tech University faculty saxophonist Kyle Hutchins. Music at 730pm

Hot Club Express at Rohall’s Corner. 8 – 10pm

LedZeppelin2 at Buffalo Iron Works. Music at 8pm – $24

Waiting On Mongo and Flow Bros at Nietzsche’s. Music at 8pm – $10

Open Mic with Chuck Derose and Mike Casinelli at Wagon Wheel. 830 – 1130pm

Eric Weinholtz and Taylor Belling at Days Park Tavern. 10pm