public List <Event> GetUpcomingEvents(bool active = true)
{
List <Event> events = null;
// limit upcoming events to those within the next 10 days.
DateTime limit = DateTime.Today.AddDays(10.0);
int limitDay = limit.Day;
int limitMonth = limit.Month;
int limitYear = limit.Year;
// make sure it is formatted for Sql
string limitDate = limitMonth + "-" + limitDay + "-" + limitYear;
try
{
events = EventAccessor.RetrieveUpcomingEvents(limitDate, active);
formatTimeForEvents(events);
}
catch (Exception)
{
throw;
}
return(events);
}