If date is today return text string from custom column

[Anonymous]

Newbie here with simple newbie question(s).

Have table with custom column...

Want to display, in a Card visual, the string in [Today's Objective] column that corresponds with today's date, if today's date = one of the date's listed in the [Date] column. Trying IF, LOOKUPVALUE, etc but stuck. Is this a job for FILTER? This definitely doesn't work... 

Today's Class = 
IF(TODAY()<MIN('Member25'[Date]),"This course begins on...",
IF(TODAY()>MAX('Member25'[Date]),"This course has ended.",
LOOKUPVALUE('Member25'[Date],'Member25'[Today's Objective],[Today's Objective])
)
)

 Also wondering:

1. Do I need the custom column?
2. How to add MIN('Member25'[Date]) to the end of the first return string.

Thanks in advance!

[FrankAT · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous 

here is an example for concatenating strings which falls in a specific date:

The title of the card uses conditional formatting. Create a measure which holds the titel string.

With kind regards from the town where the legend of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' is at home
FrankAT (Proud to be a Datanaut)

[Anonymous]

Excellent! Thx @FrankAT 
This is what I did with the example...

Today's Theme = 
 IF(TODAY()<MIN('Member25'[Date]),
 VAR _FirstDay = FILTER('Member25', 'Member25'[Date] = MIN('Member25'[Date]))
 RETURN 
     CONCATENATEX(_FirstDay, "Upcoming: " & 'Member25'[Title]),
 IF(TODAY()>MAX('Member25'[Date]),"This course has ended.",
 VAR _Today = FILTER('Member25', 'Member25'[Date] = TODAY())
 RETURN
     CONCATENATEX(_Today,'Member25'[ClassTitle],", ")
     )
 )