// GET api/event/5
 public Event Get(int id)
 {
     using (PotluckEntities db = new PotluckEntities())
     {
         return db.Events.FirstOrDefault<Event>(e => e.EventId == id);
     }
 }
        // POST api/event
        public void Post(Event value)
        {
            using (PotluckEntities db = new PotluckEntities()) {
                //Event e = new Event();
                //e.EventName = "Event 1: " + Guid.NewGuid().ToString();

                db.Events.Add(value);
                db.SaveChanges();
            }
        }
 // GET api/event+
 public IEnumerable<Event> Get()
 {
     using (PotluckEntities db = new PotluckEntities()) {
         return db.Events.ToList();
     }
 }