Event calendar

Hey there,

as I am planning to create a new Eventsite which features publishing/sharing event data, some location guide and the according search options (search by time/region/proximity etc) and I am still quite new to Drupal, I'd like to collect some input on the currently best ways to do.

What I understood so far:
- Prefer use of Date/Calendar module instead of Event module due to better CCK/Views integration and higher flexibility
- Use Location module for the venue date (together with gmap module) instead of Addresses and co