INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS | WHEN : EXHIBIT CLOSING January 4th, 2012 | WHERE: Intersection for the Arts, 925 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 | DETAILS: Come see Here be Dragons before the exhibit closes! Mapping is a fundamental part of how we relate to and make sense of our surroundings. More than just tools for getting from A to B, maps are selective records of the wider world, loaded with creative, and often subjective, meaning. Here Be Dragons - Mapping Information and Imagination - is a group exhibition that features artists who utilize the tools, language, and strategies of mapping to distill and interpret large quantities of information and data, while also imaginatively envisioning place through charting stories, history, emotion, and ideas. On display until January 4th, 2012….

INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS | WHEN : Until January 4th, 2012 | WHERE: Intersection for the Arts, 925 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 | DETAILS: Mapping is a fundamental part of how we relate to and make sense of our surroundings. More than just tools for getting from A to B, maps are selective records of the wider world, loaded with creative, and often subjective, meaning. Here Be Dragons - Mapping Information and Imagination - is a group exhibition that features artists who utilize the tools, language, and strategies of mapping to distill and interpret large quantities of information and data, while also imaginatively envisioning place through charting stories, history, emotion, and ideas.

INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS | WHEN: November 9th, 7:00 - 9:00 PM | WHERE: Intersection for the Arts, 925 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 | DETAILS: Meet local artists and share your thoughts about the intersections of mapping and place. Join Intersection for the Arts for an intimate evening featuring artists included in this exhibition. Featuring: JD Beltran & Scott Minneman, Eric Fischer, Wendy MacNaughton, Tucker Nichols, Jenny Odell and Lordy Rodriguez

INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS | WHEN: November 9th, 7:00 PM | WHERE: Intersection for the Arts, 925 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 | DETAILS: Del Sol String Quartet will kick off its second season of interactive concerts with the world premiere by Grammy Award winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank. Tawantinsuyu Songbook draws on ancient and modern idioms from both the western and indigenous Latin American music traditions. Inspired by Ms. Frank’s mixed Peruvian heritage, the songbook fuses traditions through pieces written for various combinations of classical strings and folkloric instruments from the region, such as panpipes, guitars and percussion.

INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS | WHEN: November 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th | 8pm - 9:30pm | WHERE: Intersection for the Arts, 925 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 | DETAILS: Sitting In A Circle is a guided performance event that takes audiences on an interactive journey by way of movement, theater, and installation. The evening introduces an abstract world where a group of strangers are mysteriously summoned to come together and face questions about what “coming together” really means.