diff --git a/client/vsphere.go b/client/vsphere.go
index 8ae731b..c49e642 100644
--- a/client/vsphere.go
+++ b/client/vsphere.go
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ func readKey(key string) (string, error) {
 // keep-alive configured via environment variables. Commonly used managers are
 // exposed for quick access.
 //
+// A custom logger (zap.Logger) can be injected into the context via the logger
+// package.
+//
 // Use Logout() to release resources and perform a clean logout from vCenter.
 func New(ctx context.Context) (*Client, error) {
 	vclient, err := NewSOAP(ctx)
diff --git a/client/vsphere_test.go b/client/vsphere_test.go
index 174108b..e4e54a8 100644
--- a/client/vsphere_test.go
+++ b/client/vsphere_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ func TestNewClient(t *testing.T) {
 					"VCENTER_INSECURE":    "",
 					"VCENTER_SECRET_PATH": "",
 				},
-				wantErr: "certificate signed by unknown authority",
+				// different go versions throw different errors, this is a generic catch all
+				wantErr: "create vsphere SOAP client: Post",
 			},
 		}
 
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 0010734..0a19145 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
-	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/event"
-	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/types"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 
 	"github.com/embano1/vsphere/client"
+	"github.com/embano1/vsphere/event"
 	"github.com/embano1/vsphere/logger"
 )
 
@@ -18,10 +20,14 @@ func main() {
 	ctx, cancel := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), syscall.SIGTERM, os.Interrupt)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	l, err := zap.NewDevelopment()
+	cfg := zap.NewDevelopmentConfig()
+	cfg.EncoderConfig.EncodeLevel = zapcore.CapitalColorLevelEncoder
+
+	l, err := cfg.Build()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic("create logger: " + err.Error())
 	}
+	l = l.Named("demo-app")
 
 	// inject and overwrite default logger
 	ctx = logger.Set(ctx, l)
@@ -29,21 +35,54 @@ func main() {
 	l.Debug("creating vsphere client")
 	c, err := client.New(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		l.Fatal("create vsphere client", zap.Error(err))
+		l.Fatal("could not create vsphere client", zap.Error(err))
 	}
+	defer c.Logout()
 
-	mgr := event.NewManager(c.SOAP.Client)
-	objs := []types.ManagedObjectReference{c.SOAP.ServiceContent.RootFolder}
-	handler := func(reference types.ManagedObjectReference, events []types.BaseEvent) error {
-		for _, e := range events {
-			l.Debug("new event", zap.Any("event", e))
-		}
-		return nil
+	// show how to use filters
+	filterEvents := []string{"UserLoginSessionEvent", "VmPoweredOnEvent", "DrsVmPoweredOnEvent"}
+	filters := []event.Filter{event.WithEventTypeID(filterEvents)}
+
+	// retrieve (filtered) events for all vCenter objects
+	root := c.SOAP.ServiceContent.RootFolder
+	collector, err := event.NewHistoryCollector(ctx, c.Events, root, filters...)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.Fatal("could not create event stream", zap.Error(err))
 	}
 
-	l.Debug("starting event stream")
-	if err = mgr.Events(ctx, objs, 10, true, false, handler); err != nil {
-		l.Fatal("stream events", zap.Error(err))
+	const (
+		batch        = 10
+		pollInterval = time.Second * 3
+	)
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(pollInterval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	l.Info("starting event stream", zap.Any("forEvents", filterEvents))
+LOOP:
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			l.Debug("shutting down")
+			break LOOP
+
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			l.Debug("retrieving events")
+			events, err := collector.ReadNextEvents(ctx, batch)
+			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+				l.Fatal("could not read events", zap.Error(err))
+			}
+
+			if len(events) == 0 {
+				l.Debug("no new events")
+				continue
+			}
+
+			for _, e := range events {
+				l.Info("retrieved new event", zap.Any("event", e))
+			}
+		}
 	}
+
 	l.Debug("shutdown complete")
 }