What to do this weekend — our suggestions

 Spend some time at Writers Place. Tonight, Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and “Brown Suga Poet” Stacey Tolbert will read from their works, starting at 8 p.m. It’s also opening night for a Greg Crawford: Stacks, a new art exhibition at mansion where writers mingle.

Get the song “Somewhere Out There” stuck in your head. The cartoon An American Tail screens for free at 7 tonight at the Kansas City Museum as part of the Free Fridays in July entertainment series.

Sidle up to a snake. The Kansas City Reptile Show happens at the Overland Park Holiday Inn Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Ponder the collage art of Lawrence record label owner/budding artist Zach Hangauer. His first exhibition opens Saturday at Wonder Fair: Art Gallery and How!