print $event->startdate->ymd(), " - ", $event->startdate->month_name();

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print $event->start_date->ymd(), " - ", $event->start_date->month_name();

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Can't locate object method "ymd" via package "2008-08-18" (perhaps you forgot to load "2008-08-18"?) at ./test-dbic-schema.pl line 50.