The Week of May 18

racers in two amateur events. Call 703-351-7200 or visit http://www.cscinvitational.com. . . . The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, founded by George Balanchine's star ballerina, performs two mixed repertory programs June 6-10 at the Kennedy Center. Tickets cost $29 to $84. Call 202-467-4600.

On Exhibit

The following exhibitions open next week: "The Prints of Sean Scully," opening May 18 at the Smithsonian

American Art Museum, explores recurring themes in the abstract artist's print work. Call 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285). . . . "Paul Mellon and the National Gallery of Art," opening May 18 at the National Gallery of Art, West Building, features documents, photographs, memorabilia and publications that shed light on the life and collecting of the museum's founding benefactor and trustee. Call 202-737-4215 (TDD: 202-842-6176).

On Stage

On stage soon, on sale now: "Ennio," a comic one-man romp through American pop culture in which Ennio

Marchetto parodies Celine Dion, Dolly Parton, Stevie

Wonder and many more entertainers and wears unique quick-change paper cutout costumes, opening May 22 at Arena Stage. Tickets cost $38. Call 202-488-3300. http://. . . The Shakespeare Theatre reprises its 2006 production of "Love's Labor's Lost," transported to 1960s India, at the annual Shakespeare Free for All May 24 through June 3 at Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Rock Creek Park. Free tickets are released each day for that evening's show (no performance May 28). Call 202-547-1122 or visit http://www.shakespearetheatre.org.

Hot Tickets

Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster for the Old Time Banjo Festival, with Mike Seeger, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, David Holt and more, July 8 at the Birchmere ($22.50). . . . Tickets go on sale Friday at noon from Ticketmaster for a show by Kelly Willis July 26 at the Birchmere ($25). . . . Tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 for shows by Kelly Clarkson Aug. 19 at Verizon Center ($49.50 to $69.50); Def Leppard, Foreigner and Styx Aug. 17 at Nissan Pavilion ($29.50 to $99.50 in-house, $25 on the lawn); O.A.R. and Augustana Aug. 17 at

Merriweather Post Pavilion ($38 in-house, $30 on the lawn); and the White Stripes July 28 at the Patriot

Center ($40). Call 202-397-7328. . . . Tickets are on sale now for a show by Paul Van Dyk and Will Delphi June 14 at the 9:30 club ($35). Call 800-955-5566.

On Screen

Opening May 18: When Princess Fiona's father dies

suddenly, she and her husband must assume the throne in "Shrek the Third.". . . In "Fay Grim," Parker Posey plays a single mom who lands in the middle of international espionage thanks to her brother and ex-husband. . . . Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne play a couple at odds over a corpse in "Jindabyne.". . . Based on a true story, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai plays a woman whose revenge on her abusive husband goes horribly awry in "Provoked." Opening dates may change.

Last Chance

Closing on stage this weekend: "The Heidi Chronicles," at Arena Stage (202-488-3300); "Saving Aimee," at Signature Theatre (800-955-5566); "Mill Town Girls," by Quotidian Theatre at the Writer's Center (301-816-1023); "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot," by Rorschach Theatre at Casa del Pueblo Methodist Church (800-494-8497 or 202-452-5538); "The Director: The Third Act of Elia Kazan," at the Round House Theatre's black box stage Silver Spring (240-644-1100); and "Doubt," at Baltimore's Hippodrome (410-547-7328 or 410-752-7444). . . . This weekend is your last chance to visit "Pissarro: Creating the Impressionist Landscape," at the Baltimore Museum of Art (443-573-1700);

"Banding Together: School Bands as Instruments of Opportunity," at the Anacostia Community Museum (202-633-1000); "East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art," at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (202-633-1000); and "Vanishing Wetlands: Two Views," at the U.S. Botanic Garden (202-225-8333).

Next Friday in Weekend

We hit the beach, looking for small-town getaways at three locations just a little west of the shore. Plus: what's new at the Delmarva beaches, ideas for entertaining the kids, the hottest nightspots and an adventure sport that calls Dewey Beach, Del., home.