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

Memory Café at The Buffalo History Museum. Memory Café is specifically designed for people with changes in their memory and the people who care for them. The sessions will include museum exhibits and artifacts, interactive arts and crafts, and socializing with one another. 11am – 1230pm

Terry Savastano at Sportsmens Tavern. 12pm

Screening of “Soviet Bus Stops” at Eugene V. Debs Hall. Doors at 6, film at 7pm – $10

VOMIT FORTH, NO CURE, Wasted Space, Pale Hell, and Selfish Act at Rec Room Buffalo. Doors at 6pm

Kevin Mikula Music at The Village Pizza & Pints. 6pm

Speaker Series at Buffalo Maritime Center featuring Devin Zimmer speaking on “First Pianos,” the sotry of James Sheppard bringing pianos and other musical instuments to Buffalo along the Erie Canal, and will show an early 19th century pianoforte in its unrestored state. 6 – 745pm

The Steam Donkeys at Nietzsche’s. 6 – 8pm

Joseph Aloysius at Johnny D’s Restaurant. 6 – 9pm

The Twang Gang at Sportsmens Tavern. 6 – 9pm

Ed Wyner – Music at Two Nines Kitchen Bar. 6 – 9pm

Open Mic at Clarence Center Coffee Co. & Cafe. 630 – 930pm

The Damone Jackson Outcome at Central Park Grill. Doors at 7pm – $5

Speaker Series at Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society featuring Rich Szczepaniec speaking on “Searching for the Original Erie Canal.” 7pm

Nick Stilb and Patrick Galante at The Beer Keep. 7pm

Previous Love, Wakelee_, and Robbery Club at Milkie’s on Elmwood. 7pm – $10

Marty Peters & Guest at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 7pm

Figure Drawing at Hunt Art Gallery. 7 – 9pm

Grace Lougen and Alex McArthur Music at Jack Rabbit. 7 – 10pm

Troupe Vertigo Holiday with Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at Kleinhans Music Hall. Fernanda Lastra, conductor. 730pm

Acoustic Open Mic with Michael Hund Live at Coyote Cafe-Hamburg. 730 – 1030pm

Cosmic Sound Part II at TheGypsyParlor. 8pm

Rust Belt Comedy Showcase at Nietzsche’s. 9pm

Joseph Aloysius and Ryan Campbell perform before, between sets, and after The Ladies of The Stripteasers Buffalo dance on the bar at Nietzsche’s. Show starts at 1030pm – $4