Error: Argument 1 passed to Ai1ec_Ics_Import_Export_Engine::_is_timeless() …

i’m trying to import an .ics file to my newly purchased time.ly calendar… and every time i just get
Argument 1 passed to Ai1ec_Ics_Import_Export_Engine::_is_timeless() must be of the type array, string given, called in ****/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/lib/import-export/ics.php on line 248 and defined

i’m beginning to regret this purchase. everything is at the latest version because i just downloaded it and am trying to import these events into my local .dev environment so the live site ( https://ascension-mke.org/ ) doesn’t get messed up from plugin errors or bad imports… (and good thing i did, since nothing works on this plugin)

i found an old thread saying something about changing the calendar theme, and i tried that and get the same error.

full error message:

Error Details:
#0 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/lib/import-export/ics.php(91): Ai1ec_Exception_Handler->handle_error(4096, 'Argument 1 pass...', '/srv/www/ascens...', 91, Array)
#1 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/lib/import-export/ics.php(248): Ai1ec_Ics_Import_Export_Engine->_is_timeless('')
#2 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar-csv-feed/lib/calendar-feeds/csv.php(238): Ai1ec_Ics_Import_Export_Engine->add_vcalendar_events_to_db(Object(vcalendar), Array)
#3 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar-csv-feed/lib/calendar-feeds/csv.php(56): Ai1eccf_Plugin->import_from_file()
#4 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/app/controller/calendar-feeds.php(57): Ai1eccf_Plugin->handle_feeds_page_post()
#5 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/app/view/admin/calendar-feeds.php(99): Ai1ec_Controller_Calendar_Feeds->handle_feeds_page_post()
#6 [internal function]: Ai1ec_View_Calendar_Feeds->display_meta_box(NULL, Array)
#7 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-admin/includes/template.php(1037): call_user_func(Array, NULL, Array)
#8 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/public/admin/feeds_settings.php(11): do_meta_boxes('ai1ec_event_pag...', 'left', NULL)
#9 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/lib/theme/file/php.php(74): require('/srv/www/ascens...')
#10 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/lib/theme/loader.php(333): Ai1ec_File_Php->process_file()
#11 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-event-calendar/app/view/admin/calendar-feeds.php(72): Ai1ec_Theme_Loader->get_file('feeds_settings....', Array, true)
#12 [internal function]: Ai1ec_View_Calendar_Feeds->display_page('')
#13 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-includes/plugin.php(525): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)
#14 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-admin/admin.php(236): do_action('ai1ec_event_pag...')
#15 /srv/www/ascension-mke/htdocs/wp-admin/edit.php(10): require_once('/srv/www/ascens...')
#16 {main}
Request Uri: /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=ai1ec_event&page=all-in-one-event-calendar-feeds

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