Thanks for the approach. I was trying to construct it the way I want, but modifying it to the way I want is a good idea.
This is what I was actually talking about getting rid of, and this works, thanks:
$('.calendar_transparent_event_bar').css('display', 'none');
I am still having difficulty centering however, because hiding the “event bar” in this way does not make the text area expand left where the event bar used to be.
It looks like I may have to modify .calendar_transparent_event_line0 in some way in addition to centering calendar_transparent_event_inner.
So I ask again, is there a way to prevent the event_bar from existing in the first place? I assume the text could then be easily centered.
Thanks for all this great help, truly appreciated.