Jim,
I see where you're going and it make sense; however, and this is JMHO, I think if we separate the sections at this time, many folks will miss events in other parts of the state that they wish to attend over something local.
I know there are events throughout the year that are not in my back yard, that I prefer to attend over local ones.
Even if they're all thrown in the same pot, once you subscribe to a thread, you can follow it easily enough
I think if people would add thier event to the calendar and add a link to the original thread post, it would make it easy enough to see what else is happening that same day?
Your opinion?