diff --git a/pelicanconf.py b/pelicanconf.py
index f18e536681..8c01077468 100644
--- a/pelicanconf.py
+++ b/pelicanconf.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DEFAULT_PAGINATION = 25
 
 # Uncomment following line if you want document-relative URLs when developing
 PLUGIN_PATHS = ['./plugins', './plugins-custom']
-PLUGINS = ['extract_toc', 'i18n_subsites', 'summary', 'events_ics'] 
+PLUGINS = ['dateish','extract_toc', 'i18n_subsites', 'summary', 'events_ics'] 
 MD_EXTENSIONS = ['codehilite','extra','toc']
 
 STATIC_PATHS = ['extra/favicon.ico', 'images', 'pdfs']
@@ -61,3 +61,5 @@ PLUGIN_EVENTS = {
 	'default_location' : '',
 	'calendar_per_category': True
 }
+
+DATEISH_PROPERTIES = ['event_start', 'event_end']
diff --git a/themes/cetcat/static/css/main.css b/themes/cetcat/static/css/main.css
index cdbbaad0b7..ea446c775c 100644
--- a/themes/cetcat/static/css/main.css
+++ b/themes/cetcat/static/css/main.css
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ pre{
 	width: 100%;
 	margin:0 0 1em 0;
 }
+.long-read .hentry{
+	width:calc(400px + 2em);
+}
 .hentry{
 	display: inline-block;
 	width: 200px;
@@ -273,7 +276,7 @@ pre{
 }
 
 /* add a monochrome filter over past events */
-.past-event{
+.past-event img{
 	filter:opacity(0.1);
 	/*filter: url("/images/filter.svg#monochrome");
 	-webkit-filter: url("/images/filter.svg#monochrome");*/
diff --git a/themes/cetcat/templates/index.html b/themes/cetcat/templates/index.html
index 35632f9975..99096bff0d 100644
--- a/themes/cetcat/templates/index.html
+++ b/themes/cetcat/templates/index.html
@@ -8,16 +8,23 @@
 {% endif %}
 <div id="post-list">
 {% for article in articles_page.object_list %}
-	<article class="hentry">
+	{% if article.category %}
+	<article class="hentry {{article.category}}">
+	{% endif %}
 		<div class="article-info">
 			<span class="entry-title"><a href="{{ article.url }}" rel="bookmark" title="Permalink to {{ article.title|striptags }}">{{ article.title }}</a></span>
 			<div class="event-details">
 				{% if article.event_start %}
 					{{ article.event_start }}
+					{% set past = '' %}
+					{% if article.event_start < article.date.now() %}
+						{% set past = ' past-event' %}
+					{% endif %}
+
 				{% endif %}
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<div class="summary">{{ article.summary }}
+		<div class="summary {{past}}">{{ article.summary }}
 			<span>
 				<a href="{{ article.url }}">
 					{% if DEFAULT_LANG == 'en' %}