I am passing on this info in case someone may find an event of interest in their area. If you cannot find details about an event locally, contact Catrin Brace as listed at the end. I wih I could go to several of these, but will only be in Nebraska--but that will be fun!**********************October: Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist US media announcement (Welsh Government in association with Dylan Thomas Prize)October: Ioan Gruffudd plays Andrew Martin in a new series Ringer on CW NetworkOct 2 5: Alfredo Cramerotti, Director of the Mostyn Gallery, in New YorkOct 4: New York at ISCP 6.30 pm: Discussion with Stefanos Tsivopoulos and Alfredo Cramerotti Director, Mostyn Gallery, Wales . The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) solo exhibition Borrowed Knowledge is a poetic investigation into memory and imagination by ISCP artist-in-residence Stefanos Tsivopoulos.Oct 7 through Oct 31, Wymore, NE: Welsh Governments Welsh in America exhibition at the Welsh Heritage Festival at The Great Plains Welsh Heritage Project in Wymore , NebraskaOct 7 for 1 week:: San Francisco Sleep Furiously documentary art film by Welsh director Gideon Koppel set in Trefeurig, Wales , at Roxie Theater in the Mission , San FranciscoOct 8: Michael Jackson Michael Forever Tribute Concert at the Wales Millennium Stadium, Cardiff , and streamed on Facebook worldwideOct 8 : Rugby World Cup 2011 Quarter Finals Wales v Ireland . Showing in many Irish and Welsh pubs throught the USAOct 17-20: San Rafael Sleep Furiously documentary art film by Welsh director Gideon Koppel set in Trefeurig, Wales , at Smith Rafael Film Center , 1118 Fourth Street , San Rafael , CA 94902October 22: Dr Nathan Abrams, Author and Professor of Media Studies at Bangor University , visit to USA .October 24: New York Language Rights: Why do they matter? Joint seminar in New York with Welsh Government NY, Quebec , Flanders, the Basque Country, Catalonia . At The Graduate Center , CUNY, New York . Free event. All welcome.October 27/ November 1 and 5; New York Bryn Terfel in Siegfried at Metropolitan Opera. Welsh Government press group to attend on Oct 27. International satellite Live in HD screenings of November 5 performance to go out to over 150,000 people worldwide.Oct 28; Rhys Ifans stars as Edward de Vere in Anonymous released in the US on Oct 28Catrin BraceU.S. Representative, Office of the First MinisterWelsh Government845 Third Avenue , 9th FloorNew York, NY 10022212 745 0407917 957 0770 (cell)Catrin.Brace@wales-uk.com