Abstract: Embodiments are described for a system for managing events, including a search engine component configured to allow a user to enter a query to locate an event to be attended by one or more other users; a database interface configured to access and return results from an event data store; a relevancy engine returning the results from the event data store based on textual, categorical, social and personalized indicators; a system for notifying the user of event or entity matches; and a user interface displaying to the user the results in a single unified map and vertical calendar graphical representation.