Is it possible to block a category from Upcoming Events?

We have the same show each day but with different hosts and topics that we add below the event data so our members can see who’s going to be talking (and about what) and decide if they want to watch it. Right now, I’m cutting and pasting the event data over from a document, changing the dates, then appending the hosts to speed things up. It’s faster than filling in the event form each time. If I can build them as a template, it would be easier to have others do it so I’m not the only one (yes, they can use the document too but I thought templates would be cleaner and keep it all in the platform.)

The problem here is that recurring only creates the next event when the prior is over so it doesn’t give a good weekly or monthly view of what’s coming up. It’s probably fine for events that only happen once a month but for daily events, and to an extent weekly, but it’s nice to have a view of the whole week at a time so we create individual events.