public function init() {
			// Start the integrations manager
			Tribe__Events__Integrations__Manager::instance()->load_integrations();

			$rewrite = Tribe__Events__Rewrite::instance();

			$venue                       = Tribe__Events__Venue::instance();
			$organizer                   = Tribe__Events__Organizer::instance();
			$this->postVenueTypeArgs     = $venue->post_type_args;
			$this->postOrganizerTypeArgs = $organizer->post_type_args;

			$this->pluginName = $this->plugin_name            = esc_html__( 'The Events Calendar', 'the-events-calendar' );
			$this->rewriteSlug                                = $this->getRewriteSlug();
			$this->rewriteSlugSingular                        = $this->getRewriteSlugSingular();
			$this->category_slug                              = $this->get_category_slug();
			$this->tag_slug                                   = $this->get_tag_slug();
			$this->taxRewriteSlug                             = $this->rewriteSlug . '/' . $this->category_slug;
			$this->tagRewriteSlug                             = $this->rewriteSlug . '/' . $this->tag_slug;
			$this->monthSlug                                  = sanitize_title( __( 'month', 'the-events-calendar' ) );
			$this->listSlug                               	  = sanitize_title( __( 'list', 'the-events-calendar' ) );
			$this->upcomingSlug                               = sanitize_title( __( 'upcoming', 'the-events-calendar' ) );
			$this->pastSlug                                   = sanitize_title( __( 'past', 'the-events-calendar' ) );
			$this->daySlug                                    = sanitize_title( __( 'day', 'the-events-calendar' ) );
			$this->todaySlug                                  = sanitize_title( __( 'today', 'the-events-calendar' ) );
			$this->featured_slug                              = sanitize_title( _x( 'featured', 'featured events slug', 'the-events-calendar' ) );
			$this->all_slug                                   = sanitize_title( _x( 'all', 'all events slug', 'the-events-calendar' ) );

			$this->singular_venue_label                       = $this->get_venue_label_singular();
			$this->plural_venue_label                         = $this->get_venue_label_plural();
			$this->singular_organizer_label                   = $this->get_organizer_label_singular();
			$this->plural_organizer_label                     = $this->get_organizer_label_plural();
			$this->singular_event_label                       = $this->get_event_label_singular();
			$this->plural_event_label                         = $this->get_event_label_plural();
			$this->singular_event_label_lowercase             = tribe_get_event_label_singular_lowercase();
			$this->plural_event_label_lowercase               = tribe_get_event_label_plural_lowercase();

			$this->post_type_args['rewrite']['slug']            = $rewrite->prepare_slug( $this->rewriteSlugSingular, self::POSTTYPE, false );
			$this->currentDay                                 = '';
			$this->errors                                     = '';

			$this->default_values                             = apply_filters( 'tribe_events_default_value_strategy', new Tribe__Events__Default_Values() );

			Tribe__Events__Query::init();
			Tribe__Events__Backcompat::init();
			Tribe__Credits::init();
			Tribe__Events__Timezones::init();
			$this->registerPostType();
			tribe( 'tec.admin.event-meta-box' )->display_wp_custom_fields_metabox();

			Tribe__Debug::debug( sprintf( esc_html__( 'Initializing Tribe Events on %s', 'the-events-calendar' ), date( 'M, jS \a\t h:m:s a' ) ) );
			$this->maybeSetTECVersion();

			$this->run_scheduler();
		}