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

Spread The Word to End the R-Word with Spread the Word – WNY at Buffalo & Erie County Public Library – Central Library. Panel discussion featuring Frank Cammarata, executive director at the Erie County Office for People with Disabilities, Dr. Michael Rembis, director of the UB Center for Disability Studies, and Julie Schulz, local comedienne, moderated by local podcast host Engelic Everett. 11am – 1pm

Joe Baudo Jazz Quintet at Sportsmens Tavern. 12pm

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert at North Park Theatre. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Featuring long-lost footage from Presley’s Vegas residency in the 70s and rediscovered recordings of Elvis telling his side of the story. Showing at 2, 430, 7, and 930pm

Grace Lougen and Sue Kincaid at Talty’s Tavern. 4pm

A Taste of Art Meets Jazz with JazzBuffalo at Beebe’s on the Square. Music by Stu Weissman Duo. 4 – 6pm – free admission with purchase of food or drink

104 Country at Big Ditch Brewing Company. 5 – 8pm

Falk Marziale at Sportsmens Tavern. 6pm – $10

Treaties and Tribulations: A History of the Tonawanda Reservation at The Buffalo History Museum. Detailing the history of the Tonawanda Seneca Indian Reservation from the beginning of creation to the present. 6pm

Open Jam with Matt McDonald at Roaming Bison Tavern. 6pm

“Predesign: Rethinking the Boundaries of Practice” lecuture by Alekandra Jaeschke, associate professor, UT Austin, at Architecture and Planning – University at Buffalo. Part of the Spring 2026 Public Programs. 6 – 730pm

Jungle Steve at Nietzsche’s. 6 – 8pm

Fredonia College Symphony Orchestra and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at Kleinhans Music Hall. Side-by-side concert and Alumni & Friends reception. 6 – 830pm

Lula’s Gun at Diamond Hawk Golf Course and Pub. 630pm

Garrett Shea at Johnson’s Landing. 630 – 830pm

Common Love at Jazzboline Restaurant & Bar. 6 – 9pm

Kaley Lynch Music at Perla Seafood Bistro & Pizzeria At Salvatore’s. 6 – 9pm

Brian Rick at The Gin Mill, Ellicottville NY. 7pm

Conservation Conversations – A Decade of Urban Arts and Ecology at duende at Silo City. Buffalo Niagara River Land Trust – BNRLT speaker series featuring Josh Smith, BNRLT Board Member and Director of Ecology, Rigidized Metals Corporation and Maris Grundy, Executive Director, Friends of Silo City. Discussing brownfields, phytoremediation, and the difference between a land bank, a land conservancy, and a land trust. 7 – 830pm

Weekly Improv Workshop with WNY Improv Inc. at North Presbyterian Church, Williamsville. Open to all skill levels. 7 – 845pm

OsbornNash at Hamburg Brewing Company. 7 – 930pm

Full Band Open Mic at GFY Bar & Grill. 7 – 10pm

Open Mic with Aaron Ziolkowski Music at Penny Lane – Clarence. 7 – 10pm

Fletcher, JT Nickel, and Dave Brown at Nietzsche’s. 8pm

Open Mic with Michael Hund Live at Kettles. Full backline provided. 8pm

Open Mic with MYQ F at TheGypsyParlor. 8 – 11pm

Open Mic at THE TUDOR LOUNGE. Hosted by Lackawanna Ray and RachZilla. Open to all types of performances. Backline provided. Signup at 7, open mic at 8pm

Milkies Comedy Open Mic hosted by Jesse Winterhalter. 9pm