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			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html">Park Playhouse</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
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				<a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Anderson Conservation"></a>
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
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				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/essex-ia/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li>
				-->
			</ul>
		</li>
		
	</ul>
</nav>'
$header_custom = ''
$breadcrumbs = array(
	(int) 0 => array(
		'title' => 'Things to Do',
		'slug' => 'things-to-do'
	)
)
$row = array(
	'title' => 'Back to Things to Do',
	'slug' => 'things-to-do'
)
$i = (int) 0
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118

Warning (2): include() [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/lib:.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242]
Code Context
            <?php // if (!$nowrapper) (Globals::$language == 'es') ? include(APP . "/Resource/aarpe_footer_es.html") : include(APP . "/Resource/aarpe_footer.html"); ?>
            <?php if (!$nowrapper):  // MLW - Spanish wrappers TBD
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");
$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
	'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout">
	<div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer">
<img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4>
<form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form">
	<input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search">
	<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>

<div class="event-filter filter-navigation " 
	data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' 
	data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' 
	data-target_container_parent = true 
	data-category_sef="" 
	data-keyword="" 
	data-images="no" 
	data-sortby="" 
	data-allowed_dates='null' 
	data-setdate="" 
	data-enddate="" 
	data-used_ids='null' 
>

	
	<a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon">
		<div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div>
		<div class="icon">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus">
		</div>
	</a>

	<div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container">

		<nav class="tab-nav">
			<div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist">
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> &nbsp;
					Filter
				</a>
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> &nbsp;
					Date
				</a>
				<!--
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="fas fa-search"></i> &nbsp;
					Search
				</a>
				-->
			</div>
		</nav>

		<div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab">
				<h4 class="m-0">Category</h4>
				<form action="/virtual-community-center/">
					<ul class="list-unstyled col-2">
						<li class="item">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" 
								name="categories" value="all" checked>
							<label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!--  (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input&nbsp;type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;
</span></span></code>
<code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;name="categories"&nbsp;value="all"&nbsp;<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">))&nbsp;echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked'&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>&gt;
</span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">All&nbsp;Events</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;!--&nbsp;&nbsp;(&lt;?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?&gt;</span>)--&gt;&lt;/label&gt;&nbsp;
</span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = array(
	&#039;params&#039; =&gt; array(
		&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
		&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
		&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
		&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
		&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
		&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
		&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
		&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
		&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
	),
	&#039;sortby&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;query_params&#039; =&gt; array(),
	&#039;categories&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		)
	),
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; array()
)
$params = array(
	&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
	&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
	&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
	&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
)
$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab">
				
				<div id="datepickers"></div>

				<div class="filter-buttons">
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div>
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div>
				</div>

			</div>

		</div>

		<div class="filter-buttons">
			<div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div>
			<div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div>
		</div>

	</div>
</div>

<div class="row">
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3">

				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/events/"+href;
			}
			});
		});
		</script>
		
		<div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;">
			<input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" 
						>
			<label for="hide-nationwide">Show State &amp; Local Events Only</label> 
		</div>
	</div>
</div>

<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
<a href="/essex-ia/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div>

<hr />

<div class="filter-result mb-3">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":40.83440017700195,"lng":-95.30740356445312,"latlng":"40.834400177002,-95.307403564453","radius":35,"has_next_page":false}'>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">

	
	
		
	
		


	
		
		<p>There aren't any upcoming featured events listed for your area. Please add one below and make sure to check out our list of top venues to visit around Essex.</p>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">
	<header class="clearfix"><h2>Arts & Entertainment Venues</h2></header> 
	<ul class="list">
					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Wabash Wine Company"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html">Wabash Wine Company</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Park Playhouse"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html">Park Playhouse</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Anderson Conservation"></a>
			</div>
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
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				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/essex-ia/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li>
				-->
			</ul>
		</li>
		
	</ul>
</nav>'
$header_custom = ''
$breadcrumbs = array(
	(int) 0 => array(
		'title' => 'Things to Do',
		'slug' => 'things-to-do'
	)
)
$row = array(
	'title' => 'Back to Things to Do',
	'slug' => 'things-to-do'
)
$i = (int) 0
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 242
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118

Warning (2): include(/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html) [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243]
Code Context
            <?php if (!$nowrapper):  // MLW - Spanish wrappers TBD
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");
$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
	'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout">
	<div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer">
<img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4>
<form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form">
	<input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search">
	<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>

<div class="event-filter filter-navigation " 
	data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' 
	data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' 
	data-target_container_parent = true 
	data-category_sef="" 
	data-keyword="" 
	data-images="no" 
	data-sortby="" 
	data-allowed_dates='null' 
	data-setdate="" 
	data-enddate="" 
	data-used_ids='null' 
>

	
	<a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon">
		<div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div>
		<div class="icon">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus">
		</div>
	</a>

	<div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container">

		<nav class="tab-nav">
			<div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist">
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> &nbsp;
					Filter
				</a>
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> &nbsp;
					Date
				</a>
				<!--
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="fas fa-search"></i> &nbsp;
					Search
				</a>
				-->
			</div>
		</nav>

		<div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab">
				<h4 class="m-0">Category</h4>
				<form action="/virtual-community-center/">
					<ul class="list-unstyled col-2">
						<li class="item">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" 
								name="categories" value="all" checked>
							<label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!--  (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input&nbsp;type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;
</span></span></code>
<code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;name="categories"&nbsp;value="all"&nbsp;<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">))&nbsp;echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked'&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>&gt;
</span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">All&nbsp;Events</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;!--&nbsp;&nbsp;(&lt;?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?&gt;</span>)--&gt;&lt;/label&gt;&nbsp;
</span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = array(
	&#039;params&#039; =&gt; array(
		&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
		&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
		&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
		&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
		&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
		&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
		&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
		&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
		&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
	),
	&#039;sortby&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;query_params&#039; =&gt; array(),
	&#039;categories&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		)
	),
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; array()
)
$params = array(
	&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
	&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
	&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
	&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
)
$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab">
				
				<div id="datepickers"></div>

				<div class="filter-buttons">
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div>
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div>
				</div>

			</div>

		</div>

		<div class="filter-buttons">
			<div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div>
			<div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div>
		</div>

	</div>
</div>

<div class="row">
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3">

				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/events/"+href;
			}
			});
		});
		</script>
		
		<div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;">
			<input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" 
						>
			<label for="hide-nationwide">Show State &amp; Local Events Only</label> 
		</div>
	</div>
</div>

<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
<a href="/essex-ia/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div>

<hr />

<div class="filter-result mb-3">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":40.83440017700195,"lng":-95.30740356445312,"latlng":"40.834400177002,-95.307403564453","radius":35,"has_next_page":false}'>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">

	
	
		
	
		


	
		
		<p>There aren't any upcoming featured events listed for your area. Please add one below and make sure to check out our list of top venues to visit around Essex.</p>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">
	<header class="clearfix"><h2>Arts & Entertainment Venues</h2></header> 
	<ul class="list">
					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Wabash Wine Company"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html">Wabash Wine Company</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Park Playhouse"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html">Park Playhouse</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Anderson Conservation"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html">Anderson Conservation</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Red Oak, IA</div>
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
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				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/essex-ia/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li>
				-->
			</ul>
		</li>
		
	</ul>
</nav>'
$header_custom = ''
$breadcrumbs = array(
	(int) 0 => array(
		'title' => 'Things to Do',
		'slug' => 'things-to-do'
	)
)
$row = array(
	'title' => 'Back to Things to Do',
	'slug' => 'things-to-do'
)
$i = (int) 0
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118

Warning (2): include() [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/lib:.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243]
Code Context
            <?php if (!$nowrapper):  // MLW - Spanish wrappers TBD
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");
$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
	'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout">
	<div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer">
<img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4>
<form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form">
	<input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search">
	<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>

<div class="event-filter filter-navigation " 
	data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' 
	data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' 
	data-target_container_parent = true 
	data-category_sef="" 
	data-keyword="" 
	data-images="no" 
	data-sortby="" 
	data-allowed_dates='null' 
	data-setdate="" 
	data-enddate="" 
	data-used_ids='null' 
>

	
	<a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon">
		<div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div>
		<div class="icon">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus">
		</div>
	</a>

	<div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container">

		<nav class="tab-nav">
			<div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist">
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> &nbsp;
					Filter
				</a>
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> &nbsp;
					Date
				</a>
				<!--
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="fas fa-search"></i> &nbsp;
					Search
				</a>
				-->
			</div>
		</nav>

		<div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab">
				<h4 class="m-0">Category</h4>
				<form action="/virtual-community-center/">
					<ul class="list-unstyled col-2">
						<li class="item">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" 
								name="categories" value="all" checked>
							<label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!--  (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input&nbsp;type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;
</span></span></code>
<code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;name="categories"&nbsp;value="all"&nbsp;<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">))&nbsp;echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked'&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>&gt;
</span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">All&nbsp;Events</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;!--&nbsp;&nbsp;(&lt;?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?&gt;</span>)--&gt;&lt;/label&gt;&nbsp;
</span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = array(
	&#039;params&#039; =&gt; array(
		&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
		&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
		&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
		&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
		&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
		&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
		&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
		&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
		&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
	),
	&#039;sortby&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;query_params&#039; =&gt; array(),
	&#039;categories&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		)
	),
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; array()
)
$params = array(
	&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
	&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
	&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
	&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
)
$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab">
				
				<div id="datepickers"></div>

				<div class="filter-buttons">
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div>
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div>
				</div>

			</div>

		</div>

		<div class="filter-buttons">
			<div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div>
			<div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div>
		</div>

	</div>
</div>

<div class="row">
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3">

				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/events/"+href;
			}
			});
		});
		</script>
		
		<div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;">
			<input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" 
						>
			<label for="hide-nationwide">Show State &amp; Local Events Only</label> 
		</div>
	</div>
</div>

<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
<a href="/essex-ia/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div>

<hr />

<div class="filter-result mb-3">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":40.83440017700195,"lng":-95.30740356445312,"latlng":"40.834400177002,-95.307403564453","radius":35,"has_next_page":false}'>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">

	
	
		
	
		


	
		
		<p>There aren't any upcoming featured events listed for your area. Please add one below and make sure to check out our list of top venues to visit around Essex.</p>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">
	<header class="clearfix"><h2>Arts & Entertainment Venues</h2></header> 
	<ul class="list">
					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Wabash Wine Company"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html">Wabash Wine Company</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Park Playhouse"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html">Park Playhouse</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Anderson Conservation"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html">Anderson Conservation</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Red Oak, IA</div>
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
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				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/essex-ia/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li>
				-->
			</ul>
		</li>
		
	</ul>
</nav>'
$header_custom = ''
$breadcrumbs = array(
	(int) 0 => array(
		'title' => 'Things to Do',
		'slug' => 'things-to-do'
	)
)
$row = array(
	'title' => 'Back to Things to Do',
	'slug' => 'things-to-do'
)
$i = (int) 0
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118

Warning (2): include(/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html) [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244]
Code Context
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html");
$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
	'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout">
	<div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer">
<img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4>
<form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form">
	<input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search">
	<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>

<div class="event-filter filter-navigation " 
	data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' 
	data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' 
	data-target_container_parent = true 
	data-category_sef="" 
	data-keyword="" 
	data-images="no" 
	data-sortby="" 
	data-allowed_dates='null' 
	data-setdate="" 
	data-enddate="" 
	data-used_ids='null' 
>

	
	<a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon">
		<div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div>
		<div class="icon">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus">
		</div>
	</a>

	<div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container">

		<nav class="tab-nav">
			<div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist">
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> &nbsp;
					Filter
				</a>
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> &nbsp;
					Date
				</a>
				<!--
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="fas fa-search"></i> &nbsp;
					Search
				</a>
				-->
			</div>
		</nav>

		<div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab">
				<h4 class="m-0">Category</h4>
				<form action="/virtual-community-center/">
					<ul class="list-unstyled col-2">
						<li class="item">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" 
								name="categories" value="all" checked>
							<label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!--  (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input&nbsp;type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;
</span></span></code>
<code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;name="categories"&nbsp;value="all"&nbsp;<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">))&nbsp;echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked'&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>&gt;
</span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">All&nbsp;Events</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;!--&nbsp;&nbsp;(&lt;?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?&gt;</span>)--&gt;&lt;/label&gt;&nbsp;
</span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = array(
	&#039;params&#039; =&gt; array(
		&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
		&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
		&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
		&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
		&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
		&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
		&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
		&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
		&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
	),
	&#039;sortby&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;query_params&#039; =&gt; array(),
	&#039;categories&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		)
	),
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; array()
)
$params = array(
	&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
	&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
	&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
	&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
)
$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab">
				
				<div id="datepickers"></div>

				<div class="filter-buttons">
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div>
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div>
				</div>

			</div>

		</div>

		<div class="filter-buttons">
			<div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div>
			<div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div>
		</div>

	</div>
</div>

<div class="row">
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3">

				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/events/"+href;
			}
			});
		});
		</script>
		
		<div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;">
			<input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" 
						>
			<label for="hide-nationwide">Show State &amp; Local Events Only</label> 
		</div>
	</div>
</div>

<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
<a href="/essex-ia/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div>

<hr />

<div class="filter-result mb-3">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":40.83440017700195,"lng":-95.30740356445312,"latlng":"40.834400177002,-95.307403564453","radius":35,"has_next_page":false}'>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">

	
	
		
	
		


	
		
		<p>There aren't any upcoming featured events listed for your area. Please add one below and make sure to check out our list of top venues to visit around Essex.</p>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">
	<header class="clearfix"><h2>Arts & Entertainment Venues</h2></header> 
	<ul class="list">
					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Wabash Wine Company"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html">Wabash Wine Company</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Park Playhouse"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html">Park Playhouse</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Anderson Conservation"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html">Anderson Conservation</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Red Oak, IA</div>
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
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				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/essex-ia/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li>
				-->
			</ul>
		</li>
		
	</ul>
</nav>'
$header_custom = ''
$breadcrumbs = array(
	(int) 0 => array(
		'title' => 'Things to Do',
		'slug' => 'things-to-do'
	)
)
$row = array(
	'title' => 'Back to Things to Do',
	'slug' => 'things-to-do'
)
$i = (int) 0
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118

Warning (2): include() [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/lib:.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244]
Code Context
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");
                    include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html");
$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp'
$dataForView = array(
	'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout">
	<div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="module-spacer">
<img alt="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" title="A man in a hat conversing with a woman at a farmers market" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/ttd/summer24/ttd-events-skinny2.jpg" class="img-responsive">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><h4 style="margin:0 0 5px 0;">Search by Keyword</h4>
<form class="keyword-form mb-2" id="keyword-form">
	<input type="text" class="form-control" id="keyword-field" name="keyword" value="" placeholder="Search">
	<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary"><i class="fas fa-search"></i></button>
</form>

<div class="event-filter filter-navigation " 
	data-filter_url='/ajax/events/index/' 
	data-target_container = '.vcc-design.main-events' 
	data-target_container_parent = true 
	data-category_sef="" 
	data-keyword="" 
	data-images="no" 
	data-sortby="" 
	data-allowed_dates='null' 
	data-setdate="" 
	data-enddate="" 
	data-used_ids='null' 
>

	
	<a class="toggle-panel collapsed" href="#filter-container" data-toggle="collapse" role="button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse">
		<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/filter.svg" class="filter-icon">
		<div class="text">Filter Events by Category & Date</div>
		<div class="icon">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/minus.svg" class="minus">
			<img src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/vcc2/icons/plus.svg" class="plus">
		</div>
	</a>

	<div class="filter-container collapse" id="filter-container">

		<nav class="tab-nav">
			<div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist">
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link active" id="nav-category-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-category" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-category" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-day"></i> &nbsp;
					Filter
				</a>
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-date-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-date" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-date" aria-selected="true">
					<i class="far fa-calendar-alt"></i> &nbsp;
					Date
				</a>
				<!--
				<a class="nav-item btn-black nav-link" id="nav-keyword-tab" data-toggle="tab" href="#nav-keyword" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-keyword" aria-selected="false">
					<i class="fas fa-search"></i> &nbsp;
					Search
				</a>
				-->
			</div>
		</nav>

		<div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-category active in" id="nav-category" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-category-tab">
				<h4 class="m-0">Category</h4>
				<form action="/virtual-community-center/">
					<ul class="list-unstyled col-2">
						<li class="item">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-all" 
								name="categories" value="all" checked>
							<label for="checkbox-all" style="width:100%">All Events<!--  (<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: count [<b>APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp</b>, line <b>64</b>]<div id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr673cbf000c910-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">input&nbsp;type</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">class=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">id</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;
</span></span></code>
<code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;name="categories"&nbsp;value="all"&nbsp;<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">if(empty(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$tags</span><span style="color: #007700">))&nbsp;echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'checked'&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>&gt;
</span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">label&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">for=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"checkbox-all"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">style</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"width:100%"</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">All&nbsp;Events</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;!--&nbsp;&nbsp;(&lt;?=</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$count?&gt;</span>)--&gt;&lt;/label&gt;&nbsp;
</span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr673cbf000c910-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = array(
	&#039;params&#039; =&gt; array(
		&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
		&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
		&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
		&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
		&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
		&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
		&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
		&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
		&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
		&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
	),
	&#039;sortby&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;query_params&#039; =&gt; array(),
	&#039;categories&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
				[maximum depth reached]
			)
		)
	),
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; array()
)
$params = array(
	&#039;images&#039; =&gt; &#039;no&#039;,
	&#039;page&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;show_limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 3,
	&#039;limit&#039; =&gt; (int) 15,
	&#039;max-days&#039; =&gt; (int) 365,
	&#039;max-miles&#039; =&gt; (int) 45,
	&#039;min&#039; =&gt; (int) 50,
	&#039;more&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;lat&#039; =&gt; (float) 40.834400177002,
	&#039;lng&#039; =&gt; (float) -95.307403564453,
	&#039;latlng&#039; =&gt; &#039;40.834400177002,-95.307403564453&#039;
)
$sortby = &#039;&#039;
$query_params = array()
$categories = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cultural Connections&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-cultural-connections&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 1 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Exercise &amp; Wellness&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-exercise-wellness&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 2 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Food &amp; Drink&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-food-drink&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 3 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gardening &amp; Nature&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-gardening-nature&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 4 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Markets, Fairs &amp; Expos&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-markets-fairs-expos&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 5 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Movies, Music &amp; More&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-movies-music-more&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 6 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Politics &amp; Society&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-politics-society&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 7 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Seasonal Holidays&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-seasonal-holidays&#039;
		)
	),
	(int) 8 =&gt; array(
		&#039;CventCategory&#039; =&gt; array(
			&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sports&#039;,
			&#039;tag&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-sport&#039;
		)
	)
)
$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 200
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
CakeObject::requestAction() - CORE/Cake/Core/CakeObject.php, line 104
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 17
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491</pre></div></pre>)--></label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-cultural-connections">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-cultural-connections" style="width:100%">Cultural Connections</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-exercise-wellness">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-exercise-wellness" style="width:100%">Exercise & Wellness</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-food-drink">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-food-drink" style="width:100%">Food & Drink</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-gardening-nature">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-gardening-nature" style="width:100%">Gardening & Nature</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-markets-fairs-expos">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-markets-fairs-expos" style="width:100%">Markets, Fairs & Expos</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-movies-music-more">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-movies-music-more" style="width:100%">Movies, Music & More</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-politics-society">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-politics-society" style="width:100%">Politics & Society</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-seasonal-holidays">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-seasonal-holidays" style="width:100%">Seasonal Holidays</label> 
						</li>
												<li class="item disabled">
							<input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" id="checkbox-aarp-sport" 
																name="categories" 
								value="aarp-sport">
							<label for="checkbox-aarp-sport" style="width:100%">Sports</label> 
						</li>
											</ul>
				</form>
			</div>

			<div class="tab-pane fade tab-date in" id="nav-date" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-date-tab">
				
				<div id="datepickers"></div>

				<div class="filter-buttons">
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-today">Today</div>
					<div class="btn-red-sq filter-this-week">This Week</div>
				</div>

			</div>

		</div>

		<div class="filter-buttons">
			<div class="btn-black show-results">Show Results</div>
			<div class="btn-black clear-all">Clear All Filters</div>
		</div>

	</div>
</div>

<div class="row">
	<div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-6 mt-3">

				<script>
		jQuery(function() {
			var keyword = "";
			var searchdate = "";
			jQuery('#event_sort #sort').change(function(){
			if (jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val() == 'aarponly') {
				var href = '';
				if(keyword && searchdate) href = '?keyword='+keyword+'&searchdate='+searchdate;
				else if (keyword) href = '?keyword='+keyword;
				else if (searchdate) href = '?searchdate='+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/aarp-events/"+href;
			} else {
				var href = '?sort='+jQuery('#event_sort #sort').val();
				if(keyword) href += "&keyword="+keyword;
				if(searchdate) href += "&searchdate="+searchdate;
				window.location.href = "/essex-ia/events/"+href;
			}
			});
		});
		</script>
		
		<div class="d-none hide-nationwide-wrapper tab-category" style="margin-top: 2px;">
			<input type="checkbox" id="hide-nationwide" name="hide-nationwide" value="hide-nationwide" 
						>
			<label for="hide-nationwide">Show State &amp; Local Events Only</label> 
		</div>
	</div>
</div>

<div class="mb-3"><i>The Community Calendar features local events that are not associated AARP but may be of interest to you. 
<a href="/essex-ia/aarp-events/">Click here</a> to view AARP Events.</i></div>

<hr />

<div class="filter-result mb-3">
</div></div><div class="module clearfix"><div class="vcc-design main-events" data-options='{"show":15,"min":10,"grouped":"false","showfeature":true,"max-miles":75,"max-days":365,"images":"no","show_filter":"yes","tags_logical":{"$and":[{"tags":{"$ne":"driversafety"}},{"tags":{"$ne":"cvent"}}]},"page":1,"show_limit":3,"limit":15,"more":"yes","lat":40.83440017700195,"lng":-95.30740356445312,"latlng":"40.834400177002,-95.307403564453","radius":35,"has_next_page":false}'>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">

	
	
		
	
		


	
		
		<p>There aren't any upcoming featured events listed for your area. Please add one below and make sure to check out our list of top venues to visit around Essex.</p>
<div class="clearfix"></div>
<div class="ar-listing module-spacer">
	<header class="clearfix"><h2>Arts & Entertainment Venues</h2></header> 
	<ul class="list">
					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Wabash Wine Company"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html">Wabash Wine Company</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/wabash-wine-company-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Park Playhouse"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html">Park Playhouse</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Shenandoah, IA</div>
			<a href="/place/park-playhouse-shenandoah-ia.html"  class="item-readmore">Read More »</a>
		</div>
	</div>
</li>					<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">
	<div class="row">

				<div class="col-sm-3">
			<div class="image">
				<a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html"><img class="object-fit" data-object-fit src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/generic-icon.jpg" alt="Anderson Conservation"></a>
			</div>
		</div>
				<div class="col-sm-9">
			<h2 class="title"><a href="/place/anderson-conservation-red-oak-ia.html">Anderson Conservation</a></h2>
			<div class="location">Red Oak, IA</div>
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$tags = array()</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/View/Events/main_events_filter.ctp, line 64
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
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				<li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" class="menuitem " href="/essex-ia/museums/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-NAV-MUSEUMS" data-formelementid="LOCAL-LNK-CLK-MUSEUMS">Museums</a></li>
				-->
			</ul>
		</li>
		
	</ul>
</nav>'
$header_custom = ''
$breadcrumbs = array(
	(int) 0 => array(
		'title' => 'Things to Do',
		'slug' => 'things-to-do'
	)
)
$row = array(
	'title' => 'Back to Things to Do',
	'slug' => 'things-to-do'
)
$i = (int) 0
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244
include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::renderLayout() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 546
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 481
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
TownsController::displayTown() - APP/Controller/TownsController.php, line 17
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118