Jekyll Events, with limiting posts

jekyll-events.html

    {% assign events = "" | split: "|" %}
    {% for item in site.posts %}
      {% assign current_date = site.time | date: "%Y%m%d"  %}
      {% assign postdate = item.date | date: "%Y%m%d"  %}    
      {% if postdate > current_date %}
        {% assign events = events | push: item %}
      {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}

    {% assign upcoming_events = events | sort: 'date', 'last' | reverse  %}

    {% for object in upcoming_events limit: 10  %}
       //stuff here
    {% endfor %}
    
    
    {% comment %}
  this technique may be superceded by the where_exp filter in 3.2
{% endcomment %}