diff --git a/themes/varia/templates/base.html b/themes/varia/templates/base.html
index 712ffdd112..47f528e092 100644
--- a/themes/varia/templates/base.html
+++ b/themes/varia/templates/base.html
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
{% block title %}{{ SITENAME }} {{SITESUBTITLE}}{% endblock title %}
-
+
{% from 'syndication.html' import syndication with context %}
{{ syndication(article) }}
{% endblock head %}
+
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
-
+
{% block banner %}
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
{% if p.title == 'header' %}
{{ p.content }}
-
+
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}
diff --git a/themes/varia/templates/index.html b/themes/varia/templates/index.html
index 9839ddf73f..523fb2bb23 100644
--- a/themes/varia/templates/index.html
+++ b/themes/varia/templates/index.html
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@
{% if article.event_start %}
{% set event_status = '' %}
- {% set now = article.date.now() | string %}
- {% if article.event_start < now %}
+ {% if article.event_start < article.date.now() %}
{% set event_status = ' past' %}
{% endif %}
- {% if article.event_start >= now %}
+ {% if article.event_start >= article.date.now() %}
{% set event_status = ' current' %}
{% set thumb_size = '/thumb2x' %}
{% endif %}
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@
{{ article.title }}
{% if article.event_start %}
-
+ {{ article.event_start | strftime('%d %B %Y') }}
{% else %}