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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Buffalo Infringement Festival Day 7. Full schedule available at bif.25.infringebuffalo.org/schedule/

Theatre Fun on Jump For Jelly Beans Day at Westside Stories. Performances by Prattletales and Carnivorous Fog: Spoken Word Songs, Poetry, and Other Delights. Show at 4pm

Chicken Wing Night at Milkie’s on Elmwood. Performances by Glimpses at Longing, ComedySportz, Glorian, Bone Machine, and J3LLY. Show at 4pm

Casual Chaos and Calamity at The Mothership. Performances by Arrangements, No Time To Think, Ryan Bell – Tim Georger – James Pardue, James Pardue_Here_After_,Timothy Georger, The Polyester Friends, and Justin Von Strasburg. Music at 7pm

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Lo Blu Flame at Sportsmens Tavern. 12pm

61st Annual Eden Corn Festival. July 31 to Aug 3. Full schedule at edencornfest.com. 3 – 10pm

Summer Rewind Hospice Event at The Tewksbury Lodge. Music by

The Classic Vinyl Band. Proceeds benefit Hospice & Palliative Care

Buffalo’s Angel Fund. 5pm

Donna the Buffalo at the Season Finale for Thursday & Main. 5 – 8pm

Terry Buckwald’s Elvis at West Seneca Lions Club. 5 – 830pm

Midlife Crisis Band at Buffalo Irish Center. 5 – 930pm

Rock for the Paws Charity Music Festival at The Cowboy On The Lake. Basket raffles, gift card pull, 50/50, and door prizes. Music by Bianca Dyland with CrushCrushCrush, Lana with Black Widow Band, and Bad Kitty. Proceeds benefit Ten Lives Club. 5 – 10pm – $20

SANKOFA: Africans in America before Columbus at The Buffalo History Museum. Educational seminar exploring the history of Africans in America before Columbus’s arrival. Opening speaker Chey Winston, keynote address by Emmanuel Kulu Jr, hosted by Shantelle Patton of “That Brown Bag.” Audience Q&A after the presentation. Registration required. 530 – 830pm – $15

Wood N Steel at River Grill. 530 – 830pm

Esham, The Convalescence, Morgue Terror, Outlaw JesseJames, and VoKillz at Rec Room Buffalo. Doors at 6pm

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on the Casino Hill at Chestnut Ridge Park. Free to attend, but there is a $30 reserved parking fee to control the amount of vehicle traffic into the park. 6pm

Every Other Monday Band at Wide Waters Grill. 6pm

Mural Appreciation at Vidler’s 5 & 10. Meet the artists that created the latest mural at Vidler’s. 6pm

Portrait of Buffalo II: Panel 1 at Fitz Books. Hear from the artists and curators of Portrait of Buffalo II. Panel 1 includes Pat Cray, Andrea Wenglowskyj, and Tito Ruiz. 6 – 730pm

Rob & Bob Maulucci at Nietzsche’s. 6 – 8pm

Music on Main along Main Street in Williamsville. Performances at 11 venues including: Organ Fairchild at Glen Park Tavern, Mike and Mandy Music at The Eagle House Restaurant, Tim Weir at D’Avolio, and Last Time Around at Rock Street. 6 – 9pm

Todd Mertens Musician at Town Tavern. 6 – 9pm

Pop-Up Poetry Open Mic with Poet Lyrical Faith at Em Tea Coffeecup Cafe. 6 – 9pm

Impact at Old Man River. 6 – 9pm

Acoustic Thursday at Rockin Buffalo featuring AJ Apple Jack Tetzlaff. 630pm

Ten Cent Howl at The Blueberry Treehouse Farm. 630 – 830pm

Open Mic with Aaron Ziolkowski Music at The Hilltop Inn and Grove. 630 – 930pm

Investigative Post Fundraiser at Sportsmens Tavern. Music by Tom Toles & the Junkman’s Choir. Music at 630pm – $25

Scott Miller at The Cave. 7pm

Ambiguously Acoustic Duo at Fatter Beer Co Wurlitzer. 7pm

Buffalo Silver Band at Raymond Klimek Veteran’s Park. 7pm

The Scales – A Tribute to Phish at Music Matters Summer Concert Series at Sully’s at Harbor Walk. 7pm

In The Shop Sessions hosted by David Michael Miller at Lock 34 Bar & Grill featuring AJ Jabaji and Rachael Josey of Voyagr. 7 – 930pm

Elena Izquierdo and The Stu Weissman Trio at Pausa Art House. Music at 7pm

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

Final Show for The Last Reign with Aversed and The New Fury at Nietzsche’s. Music at 8pm – $15

Comedy at The Caz featuring Shaun Murphy, Rick Matthews, and Allie Brady. Festival pass available for Thursday Night Comedy Shows through Sept 4th. Show at 8pm – $15

Robert Lester Folsom/Music in The 9th Ward in Babeville. Music at 8pm

Bruce Wojick and Jamie Holka at Foleys. 8pm

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

Vinnie DeRosa Music at RationAles. 9 – 11pm