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After this release went out, the general consensus was that mascots should be a thing going forward.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1191\" height=\"670\" data-id=\"1478785\"  src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1478785\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary.jpg 1191w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-140x79.jpg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-300x169.jpg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-665x374.jpg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-430x242.jpg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-645x363.jpg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-460x259.jpg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-600x338.jpg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-cassowary-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" /><figcaption>The Cassowary was the&nbsp;<strong>sixth</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the 4.1 release of&nbsp;The Events Calendar&nbsp;and its add-ons. The Cassowary was chosen because it is an awesome bird and&nbsp;Matt&nbsp;really wanted to draw one.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"807\" height=\"989\" data-id=\"1478784\"  src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1478784\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan.jpg 807w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-69x85.jpg 69w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-245x300.jpg 245w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-768x941.jpg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-665x815.jpg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-430x527.jpg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-645x790.jpg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-460x564.jpg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-300x368.jpg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-600x735.jpg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-orangutan-500x613.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" /><figcaption>The Orangutan was chosen because it is Matt B&#8217;s favorite animal and he wanted to draw one.</figcaption></figure>\n</figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As time went on, however, we started to view our mascots as an opportunity to reflect our team and strengthen our unique culture.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-extensions-of-our-culture\">Extensions of Our Culture</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that we at The Events Calendar value a rich relationship between work and life. This is evident not only in our Slack&#8217;s #watercooler channel—the hub for our team to hang out and chat—but in <em>every</em> Slack channel.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s critical, in a remote setting, to allow conversations to ebb and flow naturally from personal to professional if you’re going to feel a connection with the people you work with. Over time, we’ve seen running jokes born, funny stories divulged, strange talents discovered, and real, strong friendships formed.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of keeping our personal connections separate from our work, we choose to integrate the two in an effort to encourage and celebrate the online environment that keeps our workdays fun, and our team bond strong.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img width=\"1191\" height=\"670\" src=\"http://theeventscalendar.com/content/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda.jpg\" alt=\"TEC - panda\" class=\"wp-image-1478797\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda.jpg 1191w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-140x79.jpg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-300x169.jpg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-665x374.jpg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-430x242.jpg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-645x363.jpg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-460x259.jpg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-600x338.jpg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-panda-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The panda mascot was a celebration of someone who was new to the team at the time, Luca. During our team chats, we learned that Luca absolutely hates pandas for being a “lazy and inferior species”. If you’re a panda-lover looking for a good debate, Luca is the man to talk to.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teasing Luca about his panda hatred has kept us entertained throughout many, many workdays.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img width=\"1191\" height=\"670\" src=\"http://theeventscalendar.com/content/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose.jpg\" alt=\"TEC - goose\" class=\"wp-image-1478803\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose.jpg 1191w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-140x79.jpg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-300x169.jpg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-665x374.jpg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-430x242.jpg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-645x363.jpg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-460x259.jpg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-600x338.jpg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-goose-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our funny stories with one another aren’t contained in Slack alone. Once, during a video call between George and Zach, George was unceremoniously attacked by a flock of geese as he attempted to walk through the park. Just another average meeting, right?</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goose mascot accompanied the release of <a href=\"https://theeventscalendar.com/product/wordpress-image-widget-plus/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image Widget Plus</a>, in celebration of George’s first major release as a developer.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img width=\"1191\" height=\"670\" src=\"http://theeventscalendar.com/content/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug.jpg\" alt=\"TEC - ladybug\" class=\"wp-image-1478808\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug.jpg 1191w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-140x79.jpg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-300x169.jpg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-665x374.jpg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-430x242.jpg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-645x363.jpg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-460x259.jpg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-600x338.jpg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-ladybug-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ladybug was chosen to represent <a href=\"https://theeventscalendar.com/release-events-calendar-full-rest-support/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Event Calendar’s full REST support</a>&nbsp;feature release in honor of the project’s QA leader, Jeff. We have Jeff to thank for many of our bug fixes.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once, when discussing bugs, Jeff revealed that when he was young and asked what he’d like to be when he grew up, his reply was always: &#8220;a ladybug!&#8221; We thought it was too precious not to share.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-symbols-of-our-personal-lives\">Symbols of Our Personal Lives</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another thing we experience as a remote team is a unique blend of lifestyles and geographical locations. Sometimes, we choose to celebrate our teammates not with a silly joke but by something really neat they have going on in their lives.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img width=\"894\" height=\"894\" src=\"http://theeventscalendar.com/content/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn.jpg\" alt=\"TEC - fawn\" class=\"wp-image-1478809\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn.jpg 894w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-85x85.jpg 85w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-300x300.jpg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-768x768.jpg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-665x665.jpg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-430x430.jpg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-645x645.jpg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-180x180.jpg 180w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-270x270.jpg 270w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-460x460.jpg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-150x150.jpg 150w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-100x100.jpg 100w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-600x600.jpg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-fawn-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you may have noticed, The Events Calendar fawn is named Dale. Dale is a representation of a real baby fawn who was found near his mother, who had been hit by a car and rescued by our former team member Brook. Before his return to the wild, Dale often joined in on daily meetings with the Modern Tribe team while he enjoyed his bottle.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-connections-beyond-the-internet\">Connections Beyond the Internet</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to our strong commitment to team culture, genuine friendships have flourished. Many times, the conversations we have with each other online get carried into the real world as well.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img width=\"1191\" height=\"670\" src=\"http://theeventscalendar.com/content/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"TEC - chicken\" class=\"wp-image-1478811\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken.jpg 1191w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-140x79.jpg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-300x169.jpg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-665x374.jpg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-430x242.jpg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-645x363.jpg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-460x259.jpg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-600x338.jpg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-chicken-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Take for example, our mascot chicken. The chicken was chosen in honor of Stephen, for his first feature releases as a primary developer. Stephen raises chickens in his backyard and will often deliver fresh eggs to Zach and Sara, who live close by with their two boys.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-we-build-cool-stuff-too\">We Build Cool Stuff, Too</h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img width=\"1191\" height=\"670\" src=\"http://theeventscalendar.com/content/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid.jpg\" alt=\"TEC - squid\" class=\"wp-image-1478812\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid.jpg 1191w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-140x79.jpg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-300x169.jpg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-665x374.jpg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-430x242.jpg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-645x363.jpg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-460x259.jpg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-600x338.jpg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2018/03/TEC-squid-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" /></figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes we just want to show some pride for the cool stuff we’ve built! The giant squid is the first mascot to ever actually represent our plugins or their features. He accompanied the release of our <a href=\"https://theeventscalendar.com/product/event-aggregator/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Event Aggregator</a> service, proudly representing the many platforms from which you could pull events into your calendar with his long, suction-cupped tentacles.</p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-mascots-through-the-years\">Mascots through the years</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve shown you some of the early highlights of Matt&#8217;s mascot beginnings. So let&#8217;s take a look at the rest of the mascots that have made their appearances in our feature releases.</p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440762\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino.jpg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-300x169.jpg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-665x374.jpg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-140x79.jpg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-430x242.jpg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-645x363.jpg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-460x259.jpg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-1074x604.jpg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-512x288.jpg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-707x398.jpg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-600x338.jpg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.4-white-rhino-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The White Rhino was the&nbsp;<strong>8th</strong>&nbsp;mascot and was partnered with the 4.4 release of&nbsp;The Events Calendar&nbsp;and&nbsp;Event Tickets&nbsp;and their add-ons. This was the&nbsp;<em>last</em>&nbsp;mascot that was made with enhanced detail. For future releases,&nbsp;Matt&nbsp;switched to a much more illustrated approach.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440764\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat.png 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-300x169.png 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-665x374.png 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-140x79.png 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-768x432.png 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-1536x864.png 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-430x242.png 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-645x363.png 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-1068x601.png 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-460x259.png 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-1074x604.png 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-512x288.png 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-707x398.png 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-600x338.png 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/TEC-4.5-wild-goat-500x281.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Wild Goat was the&nbsp;<strong>9th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the 4.5 release of&nbsp;The Events Calendar&nbsp;and&nbsp;Event Tickets&nbsp;and their add-ons. This release was the first release where plugin version numbers were no longer released in sync.<br><br>The Wild Goat was chosen for this release because the release coincided with the Team Retreat where Luca Tumedei regaled the company with stories about killer wild goats that hate the internet.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440765\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-whale-shark-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Whale Shark was the&nbsp;<strong>11th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the June 6, 2017 release. It was chosen for this release because&nbsp;Matt&nbsp;wanted to draw a sea creature again and the Whale Shark is one of Leah Koerper&#8217;s favorites.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440768\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-capybara-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Capybara was the&nbsp;<strong>12th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the June 21st, 2017 release. The Capybara was chosen because&nbsp;Matt wanted to draw an animal that is near and dear to Gustavo Bordoni&#8217;s heart&#8230;or at least present in Rio.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440773\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-fox-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Red Fox was the&nbsp;<strong>13th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the August 1st, 2017 release. The Red Fox was chosen because Brian Jessee, the engineer that made the bulk of the work happen for this release, had just moved into a new house and Red Foxes were frequent visitors in his yard.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440774\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-bumblebee-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Bumblebee was the&nbsp;<strong>16th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the March 13th, 2018 release. The Bumblebee was chosen because this release was the Tribe Commerce (PayPal) release. PayPal brings in money. Gold is money. Honey is golden. Fine. It is a stretch. Whatever. IT IS A BEEEEEEEEE!</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440775\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-horned-lizard-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Horned Lizard was the&nbsp;<strong>17th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the June 4th, 2018 release. The Horned Lizard was chosen because this Eventbrite Tickets launch was a particularly prickly release. We had some struggles with it and we bled a little. Horned lizards shoot blood out of the top of their head as a defense mechanism. And they are prickly.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440776\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-red-winged-blackbird-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Red Winged Blackbird was the&nbsp;<strong>18th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the August 22nd, 2018 release. The Red Winged Blackbird was chosen because our Marketing Director at the time had been recently dive-bombed and attacked by a Red Winged Blackbird and she had to dive out of the way. We felt that it was a fitting mascot in the moment!</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440778\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-honey-badger-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Honey Badger was the&nbsp;<strong>19th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the November 11th, 2018 release that added support for the&nbsp;Block Editor. The Honey Badger was chosen because, like the official WP Gutenberg timeline, Honey Badgers don&#8217;t give a crap about anybody.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440959\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-tardigrade-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Tardigrade was the&nbsp;<strong>20th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the February 5th, 2019 release that reworked our&nbsp;Plugin Bootstrapping&nbsp;process to better harden our plugins against fatals. The Tardigrade was chosen because that little creature is incredibly resilient, and resiliency and durability was the theme of this release.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440960\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-aye-aye-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Aye Aye was the&nbsp;<strong>21st</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the August 22nd, 2019 release that rearchitected our Split Payments within Community Tickets to support the PayPal Payouts API.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440961\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Mascot-prairie-dog-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Prairie Dog was the <strong>22nd</strong> mascot and was partnered with the December 2019 release that added the AR Modal. The Prairie Dog was chosen by the Tickets Team because both modals and prairie dogs &#8220;pop up&#8221;.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440962\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Mascot-sea-otter-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Sea Otter was the <strong>23rd</strong> mascot and was partnered with the January 2020 Views Redesign release. Matt additionally added a monarch butterfly because it is a solid representation of the metamorphosis that our views have gone through to make this release. The Calendar Team was polled on which animal would be appropriate, and the butterfly won by a landslide. Luckily, fitting both animals in this release picture was possible!</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440963\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/1600px-Leafy-sea-dragon-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Leafy Sea Dragon was the&nbsp;<strong>24th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the June 2020&nbsp;Virtual Events&nbsp;release. Matt and Luca brainstormed about potential ideas for the mascot for this release, and Luca had a solid suggestion that an animal or bug that masqueraded as another thing would be a nice theme due to Virtual Events doing similarly for in-person events. Originally, Matt was going to do a leaf bug of some sort but then landed on the Leafy Seadragon instead.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440964\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Echidna-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Echidna was the <strong>25th</strong> mascot and was partnered with the August 2020 Event Tickets RSVP Revamp release. Why an Echidna? Ultimately, it was a suggestion from Sydney&#8217;s son, and the Tickets Team thought it&#8217;d be a neat animal to herald the release.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440965\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Corgi-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Corgi (Tofu) was the&nbsp;<strong>26th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the September 2020&nbsp;Filter Bar&nbsp;5.0 release. This corgi holds the markings of the beloved dog that lives with Paul Kim, the principal engineer that led the front-end work on the Filter Bar release. Tofu is amazing.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440968\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Magpie-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Magpie was the&nbsp;<strong>27th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the November 2020&nbsp;Event Tickets Plus&nbsp;5.1.0 release with Individual Attendee Collection (IAC). Since this release was all about collection, it seemed fitting to choose an animal that likes to collect things. So a Magpie was an excellent option!</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440969\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Wombat-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Wombat was the&nbsp;<strong>28th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the first December 2020&nbsp;TEC&nbsp;and&nbsp;ECP&nbsp;5.3.0 release with some newly refreshed widgets and EA Batch Pushing. The wombat was chosen because Matt wanted to draw a wombat and nobody provided an alternative.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440970\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Manatee-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Manatee was the&nbsp;<strong>29th</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the first feature release of 2021&nbsp;Event Tickets 5.1.0 and&nbsp;Event Tickets Plus 5.2.0 release. This release brought along the long-requested feature of Manual Attendee entry. The manatee was chosen by vote due to Manual Attendee almost sounding like Manatee.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440971\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Alpaca-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Alpaca was the <strong>30th</strong> mascot and was partnered with the first calendar feature release of 2021, The Events Calendar 5.4.0, and Events Calendar Pro 5.3.0 release. The alpaca was chosen due to this being the first release of the newly formed Calendar team, who have declared that the alpaca is their team mascot.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440972\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Warthog-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Warthog was the&nbsp;<strong>31st</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the&nbsp;Filter Bar&nbsp;5.1.1,&nbsp;TEC&nbsp;5.6.0, and&nbsp;ECP&nbsp;5.6.0 release. This mascot was chosen by popular vote in an animal poll where all animals started with the letter &#8220;W&#8221; as this release&#8217;s main focus is an update/facelift to our widgets.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440973\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Scottish-highland-cow-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Scottish Highland Cow was the&nbsp;<strong>32nd</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the&nbsp;Events Calendar Pro&nbsp;5.7.1,&nbsp;Event Tickets Plus&nbsp;5.2.6,&nbsp;Filter Bar&nbsp;5.1.3, and&nbsp;The Events Calendar&nbsp;5.7.1 release. This mascot was chosen due to Stephen&#8217;s recent acquisition of a Scottish Highland Cow for his farm.</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2440976\" srcset=\"https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot.jpeg 1600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-665x374.jpeg 665w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-140x79.jpeg 140w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-430x242.jpeg 430w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-645x363.jpeg 645w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-460x259.jpeg 460w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-1074x604.jpeg 1074w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-512x288.jpeg 512w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-707x398.jpeg 707w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-600x338.jpeg 600w, https://images.theeventscalendar.com/uploads/2022/06/Chameleon-mascot-500x281.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" /><figcaption>The Chameleon was the&nbsp;<strong>33rd</strong>&nbsp;mascot&nbsp;and was partnered with the&nbsp;Events Calendar Pro&nbsp;5.9.0,&nbsp;Event Tickets&nbsp;5.1.8,&nbsp;Filter Bar&nbsp;5.2.0, and&nbsp;The Events Calendar&nbsp;5.9.0 release. 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This release was all about the new Tickets Menu that really solidified ET as a standalone product.<br><br>This mascot was chosen by&nbsp;Matt. He wanted to find a solitary animal to commemorate the standalone nature of ET &#8211; the Monk Seal is the animal that piqued his interest the most, so he drew that!</figcaption></figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-it-all-comes-back-to-matt\">It All Comes Back to Matt</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To this day, all our mascots are illustrated by Matt Batchelder. He uses an XP-Pen display and stylus to draw the animals directly into Photoshop, where he can apply his editing magic. He’s illustrated a children&#8217;s book, a number of book covers, and—in his own words —&#8221;a whole pile of nerdy art&#8221;. 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