This is the code as it appears in all its glory:
<?php
$now = strtotime('now');
$str_today = date('m/d/Y');
$my_now = date('Y-m-d');
$start = $end ='';
$end = $my_date = get('end_date');
$args = array(
'meta_key' => 'end_date',
'meta_compare' => '>',
'meta_value' => $my_now,
'orderby' => 'start_date',
'order' => 'desc',
'showposts' => '99'
);
$args = array_merge( $args , array_filter( $wp_query->query_vars ) );
$whatsonposts = query_posts($args);
?>
<div id="main_content">
<?php if(is_array($whatsonposts) && count($whatsonposts) > 0) {?>
<?php if (have_posts()): ?>
<!--str_today: <?php echo $str_today ?> <br />
My now: <?php echo $my_now ?> <br />-->
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php $start = $my_date = get('start_date');
$end = $my_date = get('end_date');
$cost = get_post_meta($post->ID,'price',true);
?>
<div <?php post_class('post') ?>>
<div class="post-header" id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
<div class="post-name">
<h1><a href="<?php echo get_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h1>
</div>
<div class="post-detail"><?php comments_popup_link('No Comments', '1 Comment', '%Comments'); ?><?php edit_post_link('Edit', ' - [', ']'); ?></h3></div>
</div>
<div class="post-body">
<?php
if($start !='') echo date('F j, Y',strtotime($start));
if($end !='') echo ' - '.date('F j, Y',strtotime($end));?><br />
Price: <?php echo $cost; ?> <br />
<?php the_excerpt('<p class="serif">Read the rest of this entry »</p>'); ?>
<a href="<?php echo get_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: <?php the_title(); ?>">[Click here for more]</a>
<?php edit_post_link('Edit this entry.', '<p>', '</p>'); ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
<?php } else { ?>
<?php include 'sorrymsg.php' ?>
<?php } ?>
Thanks!