You can use the search facility to search for particular Events on the Calendar. You can define the search by Event Priority, Show Time As, Status, Type or Group.
When viewing the Calendar, you can make use of the Date Ribbon to cycle between days, working weeks, months etc; you can also zoom in and out and switch the entire Calendar to Timeline View.
You can also click on the Go to Date button, located directly below the Date Ribbon; this will open a window where you can input the date you want to go to.