Facebook Events with fql and datetimezone

fb_events.php

<?php
require_once 'fb_api/facebook.php';
//this converts Pagename or Username to the specific ID
require_once 'convFbName.inc.php';

// make sure this api file is in your directory, if not get it here https://github.com/facebook/php-sdk/tree/master/src

//set the correct timezone more examples can be found at http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php
date_default_timezone_set('Europe/Berlin');
// Authenticate
$facebook = new Facebook(array(
'appId' => '196555860474817',
'secret' => '925d3a7df5534746b92541aff1daa8d4',
'cookie' => true, // enable optional cookie support
));

// hunt down the fql query to get all needed data more can be found in the tables description
// in https://developers.facebook.com

try{
$fql = "SELECT eid, name, location, description, pic_big, start_time FROM event
WHERE creator = '$fbNameToId' AND eid IN
(SELECT eid FROM event_member WHERE uid = '$fbNameToId')
ORDER BY start_time asc LIMIT 5";
$param = array(
    'method' => 'fql.query',
    'query' => $fql,
    'callback' => ''
);
$events=$facebook->api($param);
}catch (FacebookApiException $e){
error_log($e);
}

// Iterate through each event
foreach ($events as $event){
// Get the start time of the event and convert it to a UNIX timestamp (hopefully)

 
// If the time falls within a day, show the event details. If the event is after today, show it as well.
// 60 (seconds/minute) * (60 minutes/hour) * 24 (hours/day) * 1 (day)

try{
// Fetch more details about the event
$start_time = date('M j, Y H:i ', strtotime($event['start_time']));
}catch (FacebookApiException $e){
// We errored :(
error_log($e);
}
  
// Show some HTMLsauce
?>
<li class="vevent">
<a href="#" data-lat="36.114646" data-long="-115.172816" title="" class="url">
<time class="dtstart" datetime="2011-12-14 21:00" title="2011-12-14 21:00"><?php echo $start_time; ?>
</time>
<h4 class="summary"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=<?php echo $event['eid']; ?>"><?php echo $event['name']; ?></a></h4>
<b class="location"><?php echo $event["location"]; ?></b> </a>
</li>
<?php

}
?>