get events

gistfile1.txt

  $events = new WP_Query( 
						array(
							'post_type'=>'guru_events',
							'orderby' => 'meta_value',
							'meta_key' => 'the_event_date',
							'order' => 'ASC'
							) 
						);

					 while ( $events->have_posts() ) : $events->the_post(); 

              // do stuff

          endwhile;