Hi Phillip,
Thanks for reaching out, and I’m sorry about the delayed response! I’s been very busy here in our forums this week, but I’d be happy to help you out with this.
I think there may be a conflict with your theme or another plugin, as the excerpt should not be that long…could you please send me a link to the events page on your site so that I can take a look? Can you also try switching to a default theme (like Twenty Seventeen) with all other plugins disabled and see if this is still occurring?
Let me know how it goes, and I’ll be happy to help you continue troubleshooting from there!
Thanks,
Jennifer