Hi there Thomas,
Thanks for getting in touch and for your interest in our products 🙂
create an event, and then list that event using one view on a page
Not sure if I get you right, but the events calendar comes packed with different view in which your event will be displayed (look at hour demo site:http://wpshindig.com/events/): month view, list view, etc.
…but also use a calendar view in a sidebar
For the sidebar you can make use of our widgets, please note that only one widget is available with The Events Calendar and the extra ones are enabled when using Events Calendar PRO.
Please let me know if the above answers your questions or you still need help,
Have a great weekend,
Nico