Dance, film, poetry and puppetry make this one an artsy weekend in Lawrence — though, really, that might be every weekend in Lawrence. Read on for our picks or check out LJWorld.com/events for more ideas.

“The Comical Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard”

10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

This whimsical, kid-friendly puppets show from Paul Mesner rounds out a full day of family programming at the Lawrence Arts Center, which happens to be celebrating the 30th anniversary of its art-based preschool.

Also on the roster: an activities fair (featuring puppet making as well as other kiddie arts and crafts) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and free apples and cookies from McDonald’s, which will also hand out coupons for more free goodies to the first 100 guests. Hungry for more? Biemer’s BBQ will be selling pulled-pork sandwiches, and Juice Stop is offering smoothies and pretzels.

Tickets for “Old Mother Hubbard” range from $5 to $7 and can be purchased online at www.lawrenceartscenter.org, in person at the Arts Center box office or by calling 843-2787.

An Evening of Dance Performance and Film at the Cider Gallery

6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Cider Gallery, 810 Pennsylvania St.

For a dose of high-brow entertainment, check out the Cider Gallery, where Lawrence Arts Center dance artist-in-residence Eleanor Goudie-Averill is staging her new duet, “Scenarios.” Along with fellow Lawrence native Juliet Remmers, Goudie-Averill will move between the venue’s two gallery spaces as if installed in the space, paying homage to both comedia dell’arte and the jazz standards of Thelonious Monk.

The evening will also entail screenings of four dance films by Tori Lawrence + Co., and drinks will be available for sale at the Cider Gallery bar.

Live performances are slated for 7 and 8 p.m., with film screenings throughout the evening. Entry is a suggested donation of $5 at the door.

William Stafford’s 102nd Birthday Celebration: 102 Ways to Celebrate Poetry

3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, The Raven Book Store, 6 E. Seventh St.

In honor of what would have been the late, great Kansas poet’s 102nd birthday, several local scribes — including hosts Denise Low, former Poet Laureate of Kansas, and Ronda Miller, vice president of the Kansas Authors Club — are hosting a party at The Raven, and everyone’s invited.

Among those slated to read: Low, Miller, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Sandy Hazlett, Elizabeth Schultz, Linda Rodriguez, Dixie Lubin and more.

“Stand by Me”

4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

Relive Rob Reiner’s classic coming-of-age tale about a group of boys in search of a dead body (it’s more heartwarming than it sounds) in time for its 30th anniversary this weekend at Liberty Hall.

Based on a short story by Stephen King, the 1986 film features plenty of famous faces, from a menacing Kiefer Sutherland to a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance by John Cusack to Richard Dreyfuss as an older, wiser version of one of the movie’s young protagonists.

Admission is $8 for adults and $7 for seniors.