Formed by lead vocalists and songwriters Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, acclaimed indie band Lucius is best known for their sinuous harmonies and highly original, pop-noir musical artistry. The group, which includes multi-instrumentalists Peter Lalish and Dan Molad, have released three albums and toured the globe. A ticketed event with various price, seating, food and beverage options. Get tickets here.

Performing to critical acclaim for over 20 years and over 3,000 shows, Dark Star Orchestra continues the Grateful Dead live concert experience. On any given night, the band will perform a show based on a set list from the Grateful Dead’s 30 years of extensive touring or use their catalog to program a unique set list. A ticketed event with various price, seating, food and beverage options. Get tickets here.

In 1976, a group of Weston fifth graders buried a time capsule on the grounds of Weston Middle School. 50 years later, alumni, students, educators, and community members are invited to gather and celebrate the connection between Weston’s past and future as the time capsule torch is passed to today’s fifth graders. Email Aline Weiller — alineweiller@me.com — to be added to the required sign-in list.

An evening of community, live music, fresh food, and family fun with local vendors offering fresh vegetables, flowers, artisanal foods, and unique home goods. For dinner, food trucks and food tents are on site, and you can enjoy a hand-crafted cocktail in the Barn Bar. Lower lot parking, $20 and refunded in tokens for most vendor purchases, is available here on June 12. Free upper lot parking at 1 Ladder Hill Road South. Overflow parking at Weston Field Club, with free shuttle service to the farm.

State Senator Ceci Maher and Representative Anne Hughes discuss state and local affairs and answer questions at this Weston League of Women Voters event, held outdoors on the lawn if weather permits, indoors if it doesn’t.

One Bad Oyster, “a band assembled to celebrate the good life,” plays upbeat ska and surf tunes on the grounds of the Coley Homestead. Bring a picnic dinner, a bottle of wine, and enjoy the music. Tickets are $15 each for WHCC members, $20 for non-members. Free for children 12 and under. Purchase tickets in advance here or at the door.

Not on the 4th this year, the annual town party with food trucks, ice cream, music, and fireworks at dusk, around 8:30. At 5:30, the Westport Community Band perform. At 6:30, it’s Owen Daniel. At 7:30, Fake ID. Tickets $20 per car, $5 for walk-ins. See the Parks & Rec website for information about a limited number of premier parking spots, $30 each, and ten Tailgate Tent spaces with two parking spots and reserved grass space, $100 each.

A nationwide tolling of bells 13 times, where people will ring cow bells, dinner bells, bicycle bells and all manner of bell signifying the original 13 colonies and celebrating Independence Day.

A 5th of July event from Weston Parks & Recreation featuring a tug-of-war, leaky cup relay, sack racing, egg and spoon relay races, a t-shirt relay, a three-legged race, a Lady Liberty torch race, and leapfrog. Also, a kickball tournament for three teams, each 10 to 12 players, organized mainly in age groups. See the Parks & Rec website for details.

Faded is the Crimson, led by guitarist JD Seem of the “Faster Things” Allman Brothers tribute band, celebrates the Grateful Dead live acoustic album “Reckoning” and revives the spirit of those intimate 1980 shows. Tickets are $15 each for WHCC members, $20 for non-members. Free for children 12 and under. Purchase tickets in advance here or at the door.