.events-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  column-gap: 60px;      
  row-gap: 60px;          
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 1120px;      
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 40px 0;
}


.event-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}


.event-card-image {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 0 22px 0;
}

.event-card-image a {
  display: block;
}

.event-card-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;     
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

.event-title {
  margin: 0 0 18px 0;
  font-size: 28px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.2px;
}

.event-title a {
  color: #1177b8;          
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
}

.event-title a:hover {
  color: #0d5f93;
}

.event-meta {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #222;
}

.event-meta p {
    margin: 0px !important;
}

.event-meta strong {
  font-weight: 700;
}


.event-excerpt {
  margin: 0 0 22px 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #333;
  max-width: 520px; 
}


.event-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  align-self: flex-start;
  background: #f39c12;
  color: #fff !important;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 14px;
  padding: 12px 18px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  transition: background 0.2s ease, transform 0.05s ease;
}

.event-btn:hover {
  background: #e08e0b;
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}


@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .events-grid {
    column-gap: 40px;
    padding: 30px 16px;
  }

  .event-title {
    font-size: 24px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .events-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr; 
    row-gap: 48px;
  }

  .event-excerpt {
    max-width: 100%;
  }
}