diff --git a/frontend/src/components/InteractiveBackground.tsx b/frontend/src/components/InteractiveBackground.tsx
index 74adf1a..cab7181 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/InteractiveBackground.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/InteractiveBackground.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const InteractiveBackground = () => {
           default: 'bounce',
         },
         random: false,
-        speed: 2,
+        speed: 0.5,
         straight: false,
       },
       number: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx
index 633fd8e..854e214 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/dashboard.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if(hasPermission(currentUser, 'READ_EVENTS')) {
-      dispatch(fetchEvents({ query: '?sort=createdAt,DESC&limit=5' }));
+      dispatch(fetchEvents({ query: '?sort=start_datetime,ASC&limit=5' }));
     }
     if(hasPermission(currentUser, 'READ_GUESTS')) {
       dispatch(fetchGuests({ query: '' }));
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
   }, [dispatch, currentUser]);
 
   const upcomingEvents = events.filter(
-    (event) => new Date(event.date) > new Date()
+    (event) => new Date(event.start_datetime) > new Date()
   );
 
   return (
@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@ const Dashboard = () => {
                     <tr key={event.id}>
                       <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap">{event.name}</td>
                       <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap">
-                        {new Date(event.date).toLocaleDateString()}
+                        {new Date(event.start_datetime).toLocaleDateString()}
                       </td>
                       <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap">{event.location}</td>
                       <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap">
                         <span
                           className={`px-2 inline-flex text-xs leading-5 font-semibold rounded-full ${
-                            new Date(event.date) < new Date()
+                            new Date(event.start_datetime) < new Date()
                               ? 'bg-red-100 text-red-800'
                               : 'bg-green-100 text-green-800'
                           }`}
                         >
-                          {new Date(event.date) < new Date() ? 'Past' : 'Upcoming'}
+                          {new Date(event.start_datetime) < new Date() ? 'Past' : 'Upcoming'}
                         </span>
                       </td>
                       <td className="px-6 py-4 whitespace-nowrap text-right text-sm font-medium">