We wonder what John Lennon would have to say about all of the hoopla surrounding the celebration of his 70th birthday on Saturday.

With just a few days to go, here are just a few of the hundreds of events scheduled to remember perhaps the greatest songwriter and performer ever:

• John's 70th will be highlighted with a time capsule ceremony which will preserve his post-Beatles recordings until 2040. Organizers asked Lennon fans to contribute birthday wishes and their own thoughts to the three time capsules, which will divided among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and locations in Liverpool and Iceland. The time capsules will also include newly restored prints of his album artwork and an essay on his John's life. Click here for more information.
• The three surviving members of the Quarrymen, the skiffle group that Lennon co-founded in the late 1950s, will play a special charity concert a few blocks from the late Beatle's Manhattan home. They'll play some of the early rock standards they performed with Lennon, Paul MCCartney, and George Harrison in the years before the Beatles formed. More on the Quarrymen's concert here.
• Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, wants everyone to join in celebration of his birthday by tweeting peace and birthday wishes to the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland. She'll be there on Oct. 9 to perform with the Plastic Ono Band and attend a lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower to mark the occasion. There will be a live feed of the lighting online at this website. Ono says, "We hope to create a shift in global consciousness for peace in John Lennon's memory. We are gathering all the wishes from Twitter and they are being sent to Imagine Peace Tower."
• John's first wife, Cynthia, and their son Julian will unveil the John Lennon Peace Monument created by Lauren Voiers at Chevasse Park in Liverpool. Click here for more.
• Also in Liverpool on Saturday, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will present a special evening of Lennon’s classic songs with Claire Martin, Curtis Stigers and Mark McGann.
• At Liverpool's Cavern Club, there are special events taking place all month. Click here for details.
• Let's not forget the product tie-ins: Lennon guitar reissued: Gibson Guitar Co. is out with a limited edition version of the J-160E acoustic model that Lennon played. The guitar is being made available in three different versions: The first, finished in vintage sunburst and limited to 500 pieces, represents the guitar he used from 1963 to 1964. The second is a Custom Shop "Imagine" model. The third has a thin, natural finish and sketches of John and Yoko as was used during the bed-ins in 1969.
• EMI has released remastered John Lennon CDs, Signature Box and "Gimme Some Truth" sets, and "Double Fantasy Stripped Down."
• "Nowhere Boy," a film about Lennon's early years, hits U.S. theatres tomorrow; and on Saturday, the documentary "LennonNYC" will be screened in New York, where he was gunned down by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980. The 30th anniversary of his murder is expected to bring a new wave of Lennon tributes in December.