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

27th Annual Student Sale and Holiday Market with Buffalo State Graphic Design at Burchfield Penney Art Center. 10am – 5pm

Blue Grass All Stars at Sportsmens Tavern. 12pm

Burger & Blues Benefit at The Chandelier Bar at Salvatore’s featuring Ron LoCurto. Proceeds benefit Aspire WNY. Doors at 4, Music at 6pm

Holiday Market at Massachusetts Avenue Project. 3 – 7pm

The Emerald Xmas Ball at Buffalo Irish Center featuring The Allentown Trio and Mike+Kate. Doors at 5, Music at 630pm – $10

9th Annual Art Off The Wall Fundraiser at Carnegie Art Center. Purchase an original 5×7 artwork priced at $25 per piece. 530pm – $15

Davey O. at Buffalo AKG Art Museum. 530 – 730pm

Letterpress Holiday Cards Workshop with teaching artist Jameson Alea of Fire Ecology Press at Book Arts. A basic overview of the craft of letterpress, from typesetting of metal type, to inking & printing on an antique presses from the 1930s-1950s. Open to makers of all skill levels, suitable for ages teen+, all materials provided. 6 – 8pm – $65

Choro-Samba: Brazilian Instrumental with Stephen Guerra and Titus Stevens at Duende at Silo City. 6 – 8pm

Righteous Villains at Nietzsche’s. 6 – 830pm

Cooler, Bad Bloom, Pink Droid, and Sailing Stones at Mohawk Place. 7pm – $10

McCarthyizm at Sportsmens Tavern. 7pm – $10

Comedy Night with Chelsea Mae at Lion and Eagle Pub. 7pm – $10

Speaker Series at Buffalo Irish Center featuring Denise Dunford speaking about Health Literacy: On the Road from Confusion to Clarity. 7 – 8pm

David Michael Miller at RationAles. 7 – 9pm

Improv Mixer at Buffalo Improv House. Sign up when you arrive and get teamed up with other improv performers. 7 – 9pm

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

Michael Nowak at Rockin Buffalo. 7 – 10pm

The Hallow Society, Taka Music, and Insinceregt at The Cave. Music at 7pm – $10

I Feel The Earth Move: Christina Custode plays the music of Carole King at Pausa Art House. Music at 7pm

Bumpin Uglies at Buffalo Iron Works. Music at 7pm – $25

Encore Screenings of “Hundreds of Beavers” at North Park Theatre. Showing at 7 and 930pm

Student Chamber Ensembles at Buffalo State Rockwell Hall Louis P. Ciminelli Recitial Hall. Music at 730pm

Grand Opening Weekend at The Caz featuring The Pickle Mafia. Music at 730pm

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

Endolphins and Plant Water at Nietzsche’s. 9pm