public function widget($args, $instance)
    {
        $this->get_instance($instance);
        // before and after widget arguments are defined by themes
        echo $args['before_widget'];
        echo $args['before_title'] . __('Upcoming Events', 'scoutwp_plugin') . $args['after_title'];
        query_posts(array('post_type' => 'event', 'posts_per_page' => get_option('posts_per_page'), 'ignore_sticky_posts' => 1, 'posts_per_page' => $this->limit, 'meta_key' => 'event_start', 'orderby' => 'meta_value_num', 'order' => 'ASC', 'meta_value' => time() - 3600, 'meta_compare' => '>'));
        if (have_posts()) {
            echo "<div class=\"fp-widget container\">";
            while (have_posts()) {
                the_post();
                // get the featured image
                $image = $this->image != 'none' ? get_the_post_thumbnail(get_the_ID(), $this->image) : '';
                $event = new Event(get_post());
                ?>
                    <article class="event">
                        <?php 
                the_title('<h4><a href="' . get_the_permalink() . '">', '</a></h4>');
                echo $image;
                ?>
                        <?php 
                if ($this->date) {
                    ?>
            				<p class="icon-clock"><time datetime="<?php 
                    echo date('c', $event->start);
                    ?>
"><strong><?php 
                    echo date(get_option('date_format'), $event->start);
                    ?>
</strong> <?php 
                    echo date(get_option('time_format'), $event->start);
                    ?>
</time></p>
                        <?php 
                }
                ?>
                        <?php 
                if ($this->location && $event->address) {
                    ?>
            				<p class="icon-location"><?php 
                    echo esc_html($event->location());
                    ?>
</p>
                        <?php 
                }
                ?>
                        <?php 
                if ($this->price && $event->price) {
                    ?>
            				<p class="icon-ticket"><?php 
                    echo esc_html($event->price);
                    ?>
</p>
                        <?php 
                }
                ?>
                    </article>
<?php 
            }
            echo '</div>';
            echo '<a href="' . Events::get_link() . '" class="button-link icon-right-big">' . __('View more events', 'scoutwp_plugin') . '</a>';
        } else {
            echo "<p>No upcoming events to show</p>";
        }
        wp_reset_query();
        echo $args['after_widget'];
    }