Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Theater. “The Bad Seed,” Theater 911’s 1996 spoof of Maxwell Anderson’s ‘50s Broadway play-turned-B movie, reopens on Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. at the Hudson Avenue Theatre, 6537 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, playing Saturdays and Sundays at 8 p.m. through Oct. 3, then Thursdays through Sundays through Oct. 29. $20. (323) 856-4200.

* Movies. “Mad About the Boy: Noel Coward on Film,” a centennial celebration devoted to the British playwright, actor, songwriter, screenwriter, director and producer, runs Sept. 17 through Oct. 2 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. General admission, $7; LACMA members, AFI members, seniors and students, $5; (323) 857-6000 or (323) 408-3232.

* Dance. Ballet Folklorico de Mexico performs regional music and dance suites Sept. 16 through 18 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. in Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. $21 to $56. (213) 480-3232.

* Art. Thirty works of calligraphy covering the Ming Dynasty to the present day will be featured in “Abstraction and Expression in Chinese Calligraphy,” opening Sept. 18 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. Adults, $5; seniors, $3; students, $2; youths 6 to 17, $2; children under 6, free. (805) 963-4364.