diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 286a142..00b2e2c 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,6 @@ feed:
   content_limit: 140
   content_limit_delim: ' '
   order_by: -date
-  icon: ./source/images/assets/OpenAltRomania.svg
+  icon: /images/assets/OpenAltRomania.svg
   autodiscovery: true
   url: https://openalt.ro
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/event_filter.js b/scripts/event_filter.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16eb8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/event_filter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use strict';
+
+hexo.extend.filter.register('before_generate', function () {
+  const today = new Date();
+  today.setHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
+
+  function isEventPost(post) {
+    return post.tags && post.tags.data &&
+      post.tags.data.some(function (t) { return t.name === 'Events'; });
+  }
+
+  const allPosts = hexo.locals.get('posts').toArray();
+
+  const eventPosts = allPosts
+    .filter(isEventPost)
+    .sort(function (a, b) { return a.date.valueOf() - b.date.valueOf(); });
+
+  const pastEvents = eventPosts.filter(function (p) {
+    return p.date.valueOf() < today.getTime();
+  });
+  const futureEvents = eventPosts.filter(function (p) {
+    return p.date.valueOf() >= today.getTime();
+  });
+
+  hexo.locals.set('nextEvent', futureEvents[0] || false);
+  hexo.locals.set('lastEvent', pastEvents[pastEvents.length - 1] || false);
+
+  // Far-future events (all future except the nearest one) are excluded from
+  // site.posts so they don't appear in archives or RSS.
+  const hiddenIds = new Set(futureEvents.slice(1).map(function (p) { return p._id; }));
+
+  if (hiddenIds.size > 0) {
+    const filtered = hexo.locals.get('posts').filter(function (p) {
+      return !hiddenIds.has(p._id);
+    });
+    hexo.locals.set('posts', filtered);
+  }
+});
diff --git a/source/_posts/2026/events/2026_05_14.md b/source/_posts/2026/events/2026_05_14.md
index eb5feae..1d6e93e 100644
--- a/source/_posts/2026/events/2026_05_14.md
+++ b/source/_posts/2026/events/2026_05_14.md
@@ -39,4 +39,3 @@ event:
   video: '<iframe title="OpenAlt Romania #3 - May 2026" width="560" height="315" src="https://vhsky.cz/videos/embed/f3uXmxAL7K1ZbbnCU35WbQ" allow="fullscreen" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-forms" style="border: 0px;"></iframe>'
   attendees: "11"
 ---
-
diff --git a/source/rss2.xml b/source/rss2.xml
index ca13536..bece10d 100644
--- a/source/rss2.xml
+++ b/source/rss2.xml
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
       {% for tag in post.tags.toArray() %}
       <category domain="{{ url + tag.path | uriencode }}">{{ tag.name }}</category>
       {% endfor %}
-      {% if post.comments %}
-      <comments>{{ post.permalink | uriencode }}#disqus_thread</comments>
-      {% endif %}
     </item>
     {% endfor %}
   </channel>
diff --git a/themes/openalt/layout/_partial/event.ejs b/themes/openalt/layout/_partial/event.ejs
index 2d90367..a081ea7 100644
--- a/themes/openalt/layout/_partial/event.ejs
+++ b/themes/openalt/layout/_partial/event.ejs
@@ -1,23 +1,26 @@
-
-
-<% if(page.event.video != "TBD") { %>
+<% if(page.event.video && page.event.video != "TBD") { %>
     <div>
         <%- page.event.video %>
     </div>
-<%} %> 
+<% } %>
 
 <div>
     <h1 class="event">
         <%- page.event.date %> at <%- page.event.time %>
     </h1>
+    <div class="event-actions">
+        <% if (page.event.luma && page.event.luma !== false) { %>
+            <a href="<%- page.event.luma %>" target="_blank" class="btn-event btn-luma"><i class="fa-solid fa-calendar-check"></i> RSVP on Luma</a>
+        <% } %>
+        <a href="http://speakers.openalt.ro/" target="_blank" class="btn-event btn-speaker"><i class="fa-solid fa-microphone"></i> Call for Presentations</a>
+    </div>
 </div>
 
 <% if(page.event.program != "TBD") { %>
     <div>
         <h2> AGENDA </h2>
-        <!-- When agenda is public -->
         <% page.event.program.forEach(function(item, index) { %>
-            <h2 class="program"><%- item.name %> by <a href="<%- item.speaker.url %>"><%- item.speaker.name %></a></h2>
+            <h2 class="program"><%- item.name %> by <% if (item.speaker.url) { %><a href="<%- item.speaker.url %>"><%- item.speaker.name %></a><% } else { %><%- item.speaker.name %><% } %></h2>
             <% if (index < page.event.program.length - 1) { %>
                 <h2 class="program break">B  R  E  A  K</h2>
             <% } %>
@@ -30,21 +33,16 @@
         <h3>
             <a href='<%- page.event.place.link %>'><i class="fa fa-map-marker-alt"></i> <%- page.event.place.name %></a>
         </h3>
-        <% if(page.event.place.osm != "TBD" || page.event.place.osm != "") { %>
+        <% if(page.event.place.osm && page.event.place.osm != "TBD" && page.event.place.osm != "") { %>
             <span class="osm"><%- page.event.place.osm %></span>
         <% } %>
-    <%} else { %>
+    <% } else { %>
         <h3>
             <i class="fa fa-map-marker-alt"></i> TBD
         </h3>
     <% } %>
 </div>
 
-<div class="smoll">
-    Would you like to speak on this or our next meetup? <br> Submit your talk here: <a href="http://speakers.openalt.ro/">speakers.openalt.ro</a>.
-</div>
-
 <div class="post-content">
 <%- page.content %>
 </div>
-
diff --git a/themes/openalt/layout/_partial/index_event.ejs b/themes/openalt/layout/_partial/index_event.ejs
index 4106567..0e63572 100644
--- a/themes/openalt/layout/_partial/index_event.ejs
+++ b/themes/openalt/layout/_partial/index_event.ejs
@@ -1,11 +1,44 @@
-<section class="event">
-    <% counter = 2 %>
-    <% page.posts.forEach(function(post) { %>
-        <% post.tags.data.forEach(function(tag) { %>
-            <% if ( (tag.name == "Events") && (counter != 0) ) { %>
-                <%- include('post_preview', { post: post, source: "index", event: counter }) %>
-                <% counter = counter - 1 %>
-            <% } %>
-        <% }); %>
-    <% }); %>
-</section>
\ No newline at end of file
+<section class="event" style="display: block;">
+  <% if (site.nextEvent) { var e = site.nextEvent; %>
+  <div class="event-banner">
+    <img class="event-banner-logo" src="/images/assets/OpenAltRomania.svg" alt="">
+    <div class="event-banner-inner">
+      <div class="event-banner-kicker">Next Meetup</div>
+      <h1 class="event-banner-title"><%= e.title %></h1>
+      <p class="event-banner-meta">
+        <strong><%= e.event.date %></strong> &nbsp;·&nbsp; <strong><%= e.event.time %></strong>
+        <% if (e.event.place && e.event.place !== 'TBD') { %>
+        &nbsp;·&nbsp; <span class="event-banner-loc"><i class="fa fa-map-marker-alt"></i><a href="<%- e.event.place.link %>"><%= e.event.place.name %></a></span>
+        <% } %>
+      </p>
+      <div class="event-actions" style="margin-bottom: 2.5em;">
+        <% if (e.event.luma && e.event.luma !== false) { %>
+          <a href="<%- e.event.luma %>" target="_blank" class="btn-event btn-luma"><i class="fa-solid fa-calendar-check"></i> RSVP on Luma</a>
+        <% } %>
+        <a href="http://speakers.openalt.ro/" target="_blank" class="btn-event btn-speaker"><i class="fa-solid fa-microphone"></i> Call for Presentations</a>
+      </div>
+      <div class="event-banner-agenda">
+        <% if (e.event.program && e.event.program !== 'TBD') { %>
+          <% e.event.program.forEach(function(item) { %>
+            <div class="event-banner-agenda-item">
+              <%- item.name %>
+              <span class="event-banner-spk"><% if (item.speaker.url) { %><a href="<%- item.speaker.url %>" target="_blank"><%- item.speaker.name %></a><% } else { %><%- item.speaker.name %><% } %></span>
+            </div>
+          <% }); %>
+        <% } else { %>
+          <div class="event-banner-agenda-item">Agenda TBD</div>
+        <% } %>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <% } %>
+
+  <% if (site.lastEvent) { var l = site.lastEvent; %>
+  <div style="padding-top: 2em;">
+    <a href="<%- url_for(l.path) %>"><h1>Video of our last event: <%= l.title %></h1></a>
+    <% if (l.event.video && l.event.video !== 'TBD') { %>
+      <div class="vhsky-video"><%- l.event.video %></div>
+    <% } %>
+  </div>
+  <% } %>
+</section>
diff --git a/themes/openalt/layout/index.ejs b/themes/openalt/layout/index.ejs
index 687499c..424abcd 100644
--- a/themes/openalt/layout/index.ejs
+++ b/themes/openalt/layout/index.ejs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-<div class="homepage">
-    <%- include("_partial/index_event", {
-        item: site.posts.sort('-date')
-    }) %>
+<style>
+main { margin-top: 0 !important; }
+body { overflow-x: hidden; }
+</style>
 
-    <%- include("_partial/index_minifeed", { 
+<div class="homepage">
+    <%- include("_partial/index_event") %>
+
+    <%- include("_partial/index_minifeed", {
         item: site.posts.sort('-date')
     }) %>
 
     <%- include("_partial/index_partners") %>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/themes/openalt/layout/layout.ejs b/themes/openalt/layout/layout.ejs
index d18103a..5d29317 100644
--- a/themes/openalt/layout/layout.ejs
+++ b/themes/openalt/layout/layout.ejs
@@ -82,6 +82,48 @@
             </div>
 
         </main>
+
+        <!-- Newsletter side tab -->
+        <div class="newsletter-tab" id="newsletterTab">
+            <div class="newsletter-tab-label" id="newsletterLabel">Newsletter</div>
+            <div class="newsletter-tab-panel">
+                <p class="newsletter-tab-heading">Get notified about future events</p>
+                <form action="https://listmonk.hackman.club/subscription/form" method="post" class="newsletter-tab-form">
+                    <input type="hidden" name="l" value="720a8345-78db-420c-ad80-0cfa2be62d9e">
+                    <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Your name" class="newsletter-input">
+                    <input type="email" name="email" placeholder="your@email.com" required class="newsletter-input">
+                    <button type="submit" class="newsletter-btn">Subscribe</button>
+                </form>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <script>
+        (function() {
+            var tab = document.getElementById('newsletterTab');
+            var label = document.getElementById('newsletterLabel');
+            var focused = false;
+
+            tab.addEventListener('mouseenter', function() { tab.classList.add('is-open'); });
+            tab.addEventListener('mouseleave', function() { if (!focused) tab.classList.remove('is-open'); });
+
+            tab.querySelectorAll('input').forEach(function(el) {
+                el.addEventListener('focus', function() { focused = true; });
+                el.addEventListener('blur', function() { focused = false; });
+            });
+
+            label.addEventListener('click', function() {
+                focused = false;
+                tab.classList.remove('is-open');
+            });
+
+            document.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+                if (!tab.contains(e.target)) {
+                    focused = false;
+                    tab.classList.remove('is-open');
+                }
+            });
+        })();
+        </script>
+
             <!-- Footer -->
         <footer>
             <div class="footer smoll">
diff --git a/themes/openalt/source/css/style.css b/themes/openalt/source/css/style.css
index e6e443e..685753d 100644
--- a/themes/openalt/source/css/style.css
+++ b/themes/openalt/source/css/style.css
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ h4 {
 
 .vhsky-video {
     width: 75%;
-    margin-bottom: 1em;
+    margin: 0 auto 1em;
 }
 
 a {
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ a {
     margin: 0;
     top: 0;
     width: 100%;
+    z-index: 100;
     box-shadow:0 .125rem .25rem rgba(255,255,255,0.075) !important;
 }
 
@@ -564,6 +565,207 @@ section {
     }
 }
 
+/* Newsletter side tab */
+.newsletter-tab {
+    position: fixed;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 6em;
+    z-index: 200;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: flex-end;
+}
+
+.newsletter-tab-label {
+    writing-mode: vertical-rl;
+    transform: rotate(180deg);
+    background-color: #002B7F;
+    color: #fff;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
+    padding: 1em 0.5em;
+    border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
+    cursor: default;
+    user-select: none;
+}
+
+.newsletter-tab-panel {
+    background-color: #161b22;
+    border: 1px solid #21262d;
+    border-right: none;
+    border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
+    padding: 1.25em 0;
+    width: 0;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: width 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease, padding 0.3s ease;
+}
+
+.newsletter-tab.is-open .newsletter-tab-panel {
+    width: 220px;
+    opacity: 1;
+    padding: 1.25em 1em;
+}
+
+.newsletter-tab-heading {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: #8b949e;
+    margin: 0 0 0.75em;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.newsletter-tab-form {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.5em;
+}
+
+.newsletter-input {
+    padding: 0.45em 0.75em;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    border: 1px solid #30363d;
+    background-color: #0D1117;
+    color: #dcdcdf;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-family: inherit;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.newsletter-input::placeholder {
+    color: #484f58;
+}
+
+.newsletter-btn {
+    padding: 0.45em 1em;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    border: none;
+    background-color: #002B7F;
+    color: #fff;
+    font-size: 13px;
+    font-family: inherit;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    transition: opacity 0.2s;
+}
+
+.newsletter-btn:hover {
+    background-color: #003fa3;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+    .newsletter-tab {
+        display: none;
+    }
+}
+
+/* Homepage event banner */
+.event-banner {
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  background: #0d1117;
+  min-height: calc(100vh - 63px);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  width: 100vw;
+  margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw);
+}
+.event-banner-logo {
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 4%;
+  top: 50%;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+  height: 70vh;
+  width: auto;
+  opacity: 0.15;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  min-width: unset !important;
+  min-height: unset !important;
+}
+.event-banner-inner {
+  width: 70%;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  position: relative;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 4em 0;
+}
+.event-banner-kicker {
+  font-size: 0.9em;
+  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: #fcd116;
+  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
+}
+.event-banner-title {
+  font-size: 8em !important;
+  font-weight: 700 !important;
+  margin: 0 0 0.15em !important;
+  color: #dcdcdf;
+  line-height: 0.9 !important;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+.event-banner-meta {
+  font-size: 1.5em;
+  color: #8b949e;
+  margin-bottom: 2em;
+}
+.event-banner-meta strong { color: #dcdcdf; }
+.event-banner-loc { color: #8b949e; white-space: nowrap; }
+.event-banner-loc i { color: #fcd116; margin-right: 0.3em; }
+.event-banner-loc a { color: #8b949e; }
+.event-banner-agenda {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  gap: 3em;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  justify-content: center;
+  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
+  border: 1px solid #21262d;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 1em 2.5em;
+}
+.event-banner-agenda-item { font-size: 1em; text-align: center; }
+.event-banner-agenda-item .event-banner-spk { color: #8b949e; font-size: 0.85em; display: block; }
+
+/* Event action buttons (Luma RSVP, Add to Calendar) */
+.event-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.75em;
+    justify-content: center;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    margin: 0.5em 0;
+}
+
+.btn-event {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.4em;
+    padding: 0.55em 1.1em;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    transition: opacity 0.2s;
+}
+
+.btn-event:hover {
+    opacity: 0.85;
+    color: inherit;
+}
+
+.btn-luma {
+    background-color: #fcd116;
+    color: #0D1117 !important;
+}
+
+.btn-luma:hover {
+    background-color: #ffffff;
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.btn-speaker {
+    background-color: transparent;
+    color: #dcdcdf !important;
+    border: 1px solid #555d68;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: 900px) {
     nav {
         flex-direction: column;