I tried to add an event too. No option other than Private. Somewhere, Rick, in your forum setup there should be an option to allow forum members to make calendar postings public. Only problem is, who would moderate it?

It would be possible for someone to make a mistake and post the wrong date(s) or, worse still, deliberately put in wrong or conflicting dates.

While the calendar IS a great asset, its use and who is allowed to post to it needs some forethought.