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// WP_Query arguments
$args = array(
	'post_type'              => array( 'post' ),
	'post_status'            => array( 'published' ),
	'nopaging'               => false,
	'posts_per_page'         => '5',
	'posts_per_archive_page' => '5',
	'tax_query'              => array(
		'relation' => 'AND',
		array(
			'taxonomy'         => 'category',
			'terms'            => 'event',
			'field'            => 'slug',
			'operator'         => 'IN',
		),
	),
	'meta_query'             => array(
		'relation' => 'AND',
		array(
			'key'     => 'event_date',
			'type'    => 'DATE',
		),
	),
);

// The Query
$query = new WP_Query( $args );