** can it be changed to only show the next 5 events regardless of the month? **
I'm sure it can but I don't know the exact code that needs to be changed in that template. Basically, you'd have to set up a conditional to test for the number of events already displayed.
You can read about a couple of methods in the previous forum message "SSI - Show X # of Events". Maybe it will give you an idea what needs to be changed?
Dan O.
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