The Weston Democratic Town Committee gives notice that a caucus will be held on January 13 to elect candidates for the Democratic Town Committee and to transact other business as may be proper.

A free class by Weston EMS on recognizing medical emergencies, hands-only CPR, and how to use a defibrillator. Participants practice on Smart Manikins. 70 percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen at home. Only 10 percent survive, but immediate CPR doubles or triples that rate. Sign up here. Another session is set for February 4.

To help stock the Weston Food Pantry, Kiwanis Club and high school Key Club members will collect donations of non-perishable food and personal care products at Weston Shopping Center. Cash donations and payments via Venmo are also welcome. See our story for a list of items typically needed.

As an opportunity to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, help fill snack bags to complement weekend meal bags distributed by Filling in the Blanks to children in need throughout Fairfield, Westchester and Putnam Counties. Sign up here to participate, four bags each per participant, $14. You can also add extra bags for $3.50 each. For those who cannot attend, donations are welcome so others can assemble bags.

Free kits are given away by the Aspetuck Health District to help you test for high levels of radon, the odorless, invisible gas found in groundwater, bedrock, and soil, that can creep into your home. Reducing radon levels can help lower the risk of lung cancer. A photo ID is required to receive a kit.

Stella Blue’s Band returns to Lachat, indoors, with a Dead of Winter show, an evening filled with acoustic renditions of Grateful Dead tunes. Tickets, $27 to $50 (plus fees) available here. Assigned seating ticket holders park in the lower lot. Standing room holders park in the upper lot at 1 Ladder Hill Road South. Enjoy farm-fresh specialty cocktails, wine, beer, non-alcoholic beverages, and street tacos. The bar will be open at 5:30 and during the set break.

Lachat teams with the Weston Pollinator Pathway and Advanced Master Gardener Alice Ely for a free hands-on workshop teaching how to make your own mini-greenhouse in a bottle to start seedlings of native plants that will attract pollinators, including monarch butterflies, to your yard. Bring clear 1-liter or 2-liter soda bottles or translucent half-gallon milk bottles. Special native seeds and potting soil will be provided. With limited space available, register here.