list calendar events from date - to date

[websissy]

I need to be able to get an organized list of all events in a particular calendar from a given date to a given date (like all events with start dates in August and September) with the descriptions of each event. I'm prepared to use a mysql query to accomplish that. But how in the heck do I do that with the screwy way dates are stored in the database?

Or is there some other method I could use to get my list?

Thanks!