Nicola Luisotti, San Francisco Opera's music director designate and a master of the Italian repertoire, conducts Puccini's most beloved opera, La Bohème. This heartwarming story of starving artists falling in and out of love in 19th-century Paris is a seamless mix of romantic passion, poignant tragedy and high-spirited fun.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents Martin Puryear, a major retrospective of sculpture by the acclaimed American artist. The exhibition features 47 sculptures made from a variety of natural materials that chart the development of Puryear's career over the last 30 years, from his first solo show in 1977 to the present day.

This year marks the 12th anniversary of the International Latino Film Festival. This quickly-growing festival spotlights the best in U.S. premieres, documentaries, features and shorts emerging from Latin America and Latino filmmakers.

Bank of America presents an exhibition of 54 works from the Hewitt Collection, regarded as one of the most significant collections of African-American art of the 20th century. The exhibit includes works from 20 artists, including Romare Bearden, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Elizabeth Catlett, Jonathan Green, Jacob Lawrence, Ann Tanksley and Hale Woodruff.

This timely exhibition examines the history of California's presidential candidates and the important role the state has played in presidential elections. Developed in partnership with the Northern California chapter of the American Political Items Collectors, the exhibit highlights California's colorful presidential history.

This music festival showcases the musical diversity from around the globe with master artists from traditional to contemporary styles. This year's festival, themed "The Reeds Give Way to the Wind," will feature various reed instruments, such as accordion, suona, and sheng, from several cultures, including Azerbaijani, Chinese, Italian and Laz.

The JCCSF salutes Leonard Bernstein, the American icon and musical genius, whose Jewish voice reverberated throughout every piece he wrote, conducted or taught. The series of exciting events includes free showings of the documentary film Reaching for the Note, Bernstein's famous Harvard Lectures and a series of musical performances.

This exhibition includes nearly 230 priceless artifacts from the National Museum, Kabul thought to be lost, stolen or destroyed during years of conflict before being rediscovered intact in 2003. It explores the rich cultural heritage of ancient Afghanistan from the Bronze Age through the rise of trade along the Silk Road in the first century A.D..