Has this plugin been abandoned? (WP Events Calendar)

I posted my main issue with this plugin here:
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/326448

I was looking at this plugin for my new WP 2.9.1 site.

I get a 500 server error. Any idea is the update I have been reading about is going to happen??

It looks like this plugin is essentially dead. It hasn’t been updated in 5 1/2 months and has been broken for about that long.

[sorry, double post]

My recommendation until there is a working WordPress events calendar:
Embed a Google Calendar instead.

This is sad.

Hostels, do you have a link to embedding the Google Calendar that you found helpful?

I am using the Calendar plugin by Kieran O’Shea. It works very well. You can see it at BluegrassMiataClub.com in the sidebar and at Events->Event Calendar.

The author posted this last October:

Dear friends,
I am currently going through a difficult period. My health is fine. However this is not the case for many people around me, and among people who are my dearest. This forces me to work on Events-Calendar in a dotted way and with much less concentration. I also realize that I neglect requests for assistance.
Thank you for your understanding.

It seems to be the most recent update to his blog.