var BigEventDate = Class.create({
  initialize: function(el) {
    this.element = el;
    this.item_container = el;
    this.datestr = this.item_container.down('.date').innerHTML.strip();
    var parts = this.datestr.match(/(\w*)\s(\d*)/);
    this.big_month = parts[1].strip().substr(0, 3).toUpperCase();
    this.big_date  = parts[2].strip();
    var date_block = '<div class="date_block"><div class="big_month">' + this.big_month + 
      '</div><div class="big_date">' + this.big_date + '</div></div>';

    this.item_container.insert({ top: date_block });
    this.item_container.addClassName('dd_big_event_date');
  }
});