diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py b/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py
index ef0e558406db9dd5f863f4649724e05436b08284..d34e241c99acac7b9ffdfba527e0f58cd2f6e02f 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/events/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from builtins import object
 from django.db import models
 from conservancy.apps.staff.models import Person
 from conservancy.apps.worldmap.models import EarthLocation
@@ -21,13 +20,13 @@ class PastEventManager(models.Manager):
     """Returns all past events"""
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        return super(PastEventManager, self).get_queryset().filter(date__lt=datetime.today())
+        return super().get_queryset().filter(date__lt=datetime.today())
 
 class FutureEventManager(models.Manager):
     """Returns all future events"""
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        return super(FutureEventManager, self).get_queryset().filter(date__gte=datetime.today())
+        return super().get_queryset().filter(date__gte=datetime.today())
 
 class Event(models.Model):
     """Model for Conservancy staff member events (presentations, etc)"""
@@ -47,14 +46,14 @@ class Event(models.Model):
     date_created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     date_last_modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
 
-    class Meta(object):
+    class Meta:
         ordering = ("-date",)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return u"%s (%s)" % (self.title, self.date)
+        return "{} ({})".format(self.title, self.date)
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
-        return u"/events/%s/%s/" % (self.date.strftime("%Y"), self.slug)
+        return "/events/{}/{}/".format(self.date.strftime("%Y"), self.slug)
 
     def day_after(self):
         return self.date + timedelta(days=1)
@@ -87,9 +86,9 @@ class EventMedia(models.Model):
     date_created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     date_last_modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
 
-    class Meta(object):
+    class Meta:
         verbose_name_plural = 'event media'
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return u"%s media: %s" % (self.event, self.format)
+        return "{} media: {}".format(self.event, self.format)