EVENTS
Cohasset: The Buttonwood Author Series presents Coffee with the Authors. Randy Susan Meyers will discuss “The Murderer’s Daughters”; Sy Montgomery presents “Birdology: Adventures With a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur”; and Dr. Gail Steketee discusses “Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things” written with Randy O. Frost. Reservations are required. Tuesday, 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. Atlantica Restaurant, 44 Border St. $16. 781-383-0900, www.buttonwoodbooks.com.
MUSIC
Dedham: The Dedham Square Music Festival features a day full of local live music and art. Music lineup includes headline band Magic Magic, named by the Boston Phoenix as one of the 50 best new bands in the country. The band is also a nominee for Best Local Act and Best Song in the Boston Phoenix/WFNX’s Boston Music Poll. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Dedham Community House, 671 High St. Free. www.dedhamfestival.org.
Foxborough: The High School Band Brawl presents the best high school bands in New England contending in a head-to-head competition at Gillette Stadium. Selected high school bands will battle it out, performing 15-minute sets of original music on the Plaza at Patriot Place. Sunday, 11 a.m., Patriot Place Plaza, One Patriot Place. Free. www.TotallyPatriots.com.
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