diff --git a/server/utils/nocodb-events.ts b/server/utils/nocodb-events.ts
index 20be8b6..5312514 100644
--- a/server/utils/nocodb-events.ts
+++ b/server/utils/nocodb-events.ts
@@ -62,47 +62,13 @@ export function createNocoDBEventsClient() {
       if (filters?.limit) queryParams.set('limit', filters.limit.toString());
       if (filters?.offset) queryParams.set('offset', filters.offset.toString());
       
-      // Build where clause for filtering using NocoDB v2 syntax
-      const whereConditions: string[] = [];
-      
-      if (filters?.start_date && filters?.end_date) {
-        whereConditions.push(`(start_datetime,gte,${filters.start_date})`);
-        whereConditions.push(`(start_datetime,lte,${filters.end_date})`);
-      }
-      
-      if (filters?.event_type) {
-        whereConditions.push(`(event_type,eq,${filters.event_type})`);
-      }
-      
-      if (filters?.visibility) {
-        whereConditions.push(`(visibility,eq,${filters.visibility})`);
-      } else if (filters?.user_role) {
-        // Role-based visibility filtering
-        if (filters.user_role === 'user') {
-          whereConditions.push(`(visibility,eq,public)`);
-        } else if (filters.user_role === 'board') {
-          // For multiple OR conditions, we'll need to handle this differently
-          whereConditions.push(`~or(visibility,eq,public)~or(visibility,eq,board-only)`);
-        }
-        // Admin sees all events (no filter)
-      }
-      
+      // Build where clause for filtering using simple NocoDB v2 syntax
+      // Start with just the status filter to test basic functionality
       if (filters?.status) {
-        whereConditions.push(`(status,eq,${filters.status})`);
+        queryParams.set('where', `(status,eq,${filters.status})`);
       } else {
-        // Default to active events only
-        whereConditions.push(`(status,eq,active)`);
-      }
-      
-      if (filters?.search) {
-        whereConditions.push(`~or(title,like,%${filters.search}%)~or(description,like,%${filters.search}%)`);
-      }
-      
-      if (whereConditions.length > 0) {
-        const whereClause = whereConditions.length === 1 
-          ? whereConditions[0] 
-          : `~and(${whereConditions.join(',')})`;
-        queryParams.set('where', whereClause);
+        // Default to active events only - test this simple query first
+        queryParams.set('where', `(status,eq,active)`);
       }
       
       // Sort by start date