diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/_default_sidebar.html b/pinaxcon/templates/_default_sidebar.html
index b5ed5264d6383392023d9313e1b1a431da72989f..203ebaba9e8c6191c5cebfe1c24cfa8d8c427854 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/_default_sidebar.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/_default_sidebar.html
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 {% sponsor_levels as levels %}
 
-<hr />
-
 <h3>Sponsors</h3>
 
 <div class="sponsor-list">
diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
index 7de5715338b2d2d002757f9134fa76f98a83b149..feae7d855db32e5e4b8f9f6f071462bb58c6391d 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
           Petaluma, California
         </h3>
         <h4>
-          <strong>2017 conference:</strong> 2 &amp; 3 December <br/>
-          Talk submissions close 29 September
+          <strong>2017 conference:</strong> December 2 &amp; 3 <br/>
+          Talk submissions close September 29
         </h4>
 
       </div>