There is another calendar alternative here, Django Event Calendar from 3captus, that offers something a bit simpler. I'm trying it out now, but it looks like a better fit for me.
From the features list:
- Full feature calendar display using python calendar class
- Support month scrolling (forward or backward)
- AJAX add, modify, delete GUI
- Require mimimum knowledge of Django, should be a good compliment after you are done with django tutorial
(http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/tutorial01/)
- Calendar and Event class can be used in any python project
- Full unit test included
