I am sure this is a simple question, but I'm not sure how to do it. I need to remove the "Nearby" module from the events page and move the Calendar Control above categories (or possibly remove categories altogether).

How do I do this?

An example of the page I am referring to is gayinla.com/index.php/jomsocial-events/member-suggestions

Hi John,

your can do that by using override:
copy JOOMLA/components/com_community/templates/default/events.index.php
to
JOOMLA/templates/yourTemplateName/html/com_community/events.index.php

and edit copied file:
1. remove this code

<!-- START nearby event search -->
<?php echo $this->view('events')->modEventNearby(); ?>

<!-- START event calendar -->
<?php echo $this->view('events')->modEventCalendar(); ?>