Index: event.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/event/event.module,v
retrieving revision 1.122.2.23
diff -u -r1.122.2.23 event.module
--- event.module	4 Oct 2005 12:02:30 -0000	1.122.2.23
+++ event.module	29 Nov 2005 06:32:11 -0000
@@ -1634,6 +1634,9 @@
       $limit--;
     }
   }
+  if(!$items) {
+    $items[] = t('no upcoming events available');
+  }
 
   $output = theme("event_upcoming_block", $items);
   $output .= theme('event_ical_link', 'event/ical');