Hi Ross,
Good question!
The calendar shortcode is currently only able to support filtering events by category and the type of view. So, for example:
[tribe_events view=”list” category=”featured”]
That will provide you with a List View of all events in the Featured category.
You can also specify which date you want to use as the starting point for which events to display:
tribe_events view=”list” category=”featured” date=”2016-11-21″]
That example will provide you with a List View of events in the Featured category starting on or after November 21, 2016.
I hope this helps clarify things a bit more! You can see all the documentation for shortcodes outlined in this guide:
https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/embedding-calendar-views-tribe_events-shortcode/
Cheers!
Geoff