BusinessClass Obj = new BusinessClass();  

 List people = new List();
        //people = new BusinessClass().LoadThroughDataTable();
        people = Obj.LoadThroughDataTable();
        grdStatus.DataSource = people;
        grdStatus.DataBind();

public string event_id { get; set; }
    public string date_start { get; set; }
    public string event_name { get; set; }
    public string location_url { get; set; }
    public int event_id1 { get; set; }
    public DateTime date_start1 { get; set; }
    public string event_name1 { get; set; }
    public string location_url1 { get; set; }

    public List LoadThroughDataTable()
    {
        var list = new List();
        using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["CONSTR"].ConnectionString))
        {
            using (SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("select event_id,date_start,event_name,location_url from events", conn))
            {
                using (SqlDataAdapter ad = new SqlDataAdapter(cmd))
                {
                    DataTable table = new DataTable();
                    conn.Open(); // open the connection
                    ad.Fill(table);
                    conn.Close(); // close the connection
                    // loop through all rows
                    foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
                    {

                        BusinessClass p = new BusinessClass()
                        {
                            event_id = row["event_id"].ToString(),
                            date_start = row["date_start"].ToString(),
                            event_name = row["event_name"].ToString(),
                            location_url = row["location_url"].ToString()

                        };
                        list.Add(p);
                    }
                }
            }
            return list;
        }
    }