/* ───────── EVENTS CAROUSEL ───────── */
.events-carousel {
    position: relative;
    max-width: 1000px;       /* tweak if you want narrower/wider */
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Fixed visual area for all slides */
.events-carousel-track {
    position: relative;
    height: 560px;           /* desktop height – adjust to taste */
}

/* Stack slides on top of each other */
.events-slide {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
}

.events-slide.active {
    opacity: 1;
}

/* Make images fill and crop, never stretch */
.events-slide-image {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
    object-fit: cover;       /* key: crop to fit */
}

/* Caption (optional) */
.events-slide-caption {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    padding: 16px 24px;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,0.6), transparent);
    color: #fff;
}

/* ───────── ARROWS ───────── */
.events-carousel-arrow {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;                         /* center vertically */
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
    color: #fff;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 5;
    transition: background 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
}

.events-carousel-arrow span {
    font-size: 36px;
    line-height: 36px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.events-carousel-arrow.prev {
    left: 12px;                      /* left side of photo */
}

.events-carousel-arrow.next {
    right: 12px;                     /* right side of photo */
}

.events-carousel-arrow:hover {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.65);
    transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1.05);
}

/* ───────── DOTS ───────── */
.events-carousel-dots {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 6px;
    margin-top: 14px;
}

.events-dot {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: none;
    background: #ccc;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 0;
}

.events-dot.active {
    background: #333;
}

/* ───────── RESPONSIVE HEIGHT ───────── */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    /*.events-carousel-track {*/
    /*    height: 260px;               
    /*}*/

    /*.events-carousel-arrow {*/
    /*    width: 32px;*/
    /*    height: 32px;*/
    /*}*/
}