Plan Ahead / Next Weekend

Opera. Opera Pacific presents its first production of 1998, Puccini’s “La Boheme,” opening Tuesday, with repeats Wednesday, Jan. 8 and 10 (two performances) and a final matinee, Jan. 11. Leontina Vaduva and Cassandra Riddle alternate in the role of Mimi; Marcello Giordani and Carlo Scibelli sing Rodolfo. Segerstrom Hall, Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, (800) 34-OPERA. $28-$93.

* Movies. As part of “Cindy Sherman: Retrospective,” MOCA will present a series of horror and suspense films chosen by Sherman for their influence on her photography. First is Michael Powell’s “Peeping Tom” (1959), screening Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. 250 S. Grand Ave., (213) 621-1767. Free. Seating unreserved.

* Art. “Korea’s Early Printing Culture,” an exhibition featuring printing materials that are centuries old and housed in the Early Printing Museum in Chongju City, South Korea, opens Jan. 9 at Santa Monica College Art Gallery, 1900 Pico Blvd. Opening public reception, 6-9 p.m. Gallery regular hours: Tuesdays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tuesdays-Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (310) 452-9231.