**Goals:** * Improve the frontend design of the search bar and filter buttons for better usability and modern UI * Update the backend logic to ensure only upcoming events are displayed * Improve and reposition the filter/search messages when no matches are found. * Complete separate upcoming and past events ( #80 separate page) **TO DO:** * **Frontend Tasks:** * [x] Redesign the search bar and filter buttons to match the new layout * [x] improve spacing, button, alignment and styling * [x] add a new filter dropdown for Language (Issue #77) * [x] Ensure the new design is responsive and accessible * **Backend Tasks:** * [x] Update the search and filter logic to: * [x] only display current (upcoming) events * [x] ensure results do not include past events * **User Feedback & Messaging:** * [x] Update the search / filter message to handle the "no matches found" situation * [x] Display a clear, user-friendly message (reposition to where it can be seen clearly) * **Testing:** * [x] Test the search and filter functionality for: * [x] correct separation of upcoming vs past events * [x] proper display of results when filters are applied * [x] ensure user feedback is display, when no matches are found **References** * Issue #77: Add a language filter to the filter functionality. * Issue #80: Ensure a clean separation of past and upcoming events. **Expected Outcome:** * The search and filter UI is clean, user-friendly and modernized * Only upcoming events are displayed when searching or filtering * Users see a clear message when no results are found.