We have to be careful with logos like #8 and #9, they look like a section of a website ("this is the Upcoming Events section") and not the main force of the website. We still definitely like #1 and #2 the best, simple, professional looking. It may be a bit too close to
http://eventful.com, but it is still nice. Some icon that describes our site that we can use alone and people still get that it is ours is important as well. Since the website name is so long, maybe a creative placement of the .com and/or the icon should be above? Not a designer, but just a thought!! Thanks! Keep them coming!