EE4 - grabbing various info from the db inside the WP loop for template use

loop-espresso_event_details.php

<?php
	if( have_posts() ){
		while ( have_posts() ){ the_post(); // enter the WordPress loop
			
			$id = get_the_ID(); // get the ID of the current post in the loop, post ID = EVT_ID

			$terms = get_the_terms( $id, 'espresso_event_categories' ); // get the event categories for the current post
			if ( $terms && ! is_wp_error( $terms ) ) {
				$cats = array();
				foreach ( $terms as $term ) {
					// do something
				}
			}

			$event = EEM_Event::instance()->get_one_by_ID( $id ); // get the event OBJECT using EE's existing method

			$venue = $event->venue(); // get the venue object for the current event
			$state = $venue instanceof EE_Venue ? $venue->state_abbrev(); // get the event venue's state, but you can use state_name() to get the full name										   

			// using the event to get the first and last date for the entire event. Sub $datetime for $event to do it per datetime
			$start_date = $event->start_date('j M Y'); 
			$end_date = $event->end_date('j M Y');
			$start_time = $event->start_time(get_option('time_format'));
			$end_time = $event->end_time(get_option('time_format'));
			?>

			<!-- Do some awesome layout stuff here -->

			<?php
		}
	}
	espresso_pagination();
?>