Somehow a copy of template.inc.php did get into my theme's folder, probably when I upgraded S9y versions. Thank you! All better.

You seem to be using the default-php or default-xml serendipity template, right? Those are only meant for developers. You should switch to a different theme, like the default theme. :)

No, I'm using the 1024px theme...but I do have those two themes just sitting in my themes folder. Best to remove ...

I can access my admin with no problem, but any page on my blog renders the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined method serendipity_smarty_emulator::register_function() in /home/hauntedp/public_html/serendip/plugins/serendipity_event_staticpage/serendipity_event_staticpage.php on line ...