Nested Folders (or Albums)?

New to iPhoto, used to have evrything on Windows.
Here's the nested structure I would like:
YEAR 2010 (effectively just a heading folder, no pics actually in it)
                                                                                                             Topic subfolders (e.g. "Christmas Parties")
                                                                                                                                                                                    Party 1
                                                                                                                                                                                    Party 2
                                                                                                                                                                                   Party 3
YEAR 2011
.....and so on.
Obviously some topic subfolders will stand alone with all that topics pics in it; others will themselves have sub-folders. And some will be empty (i.e. effectively just heading folders like "Christmas Parties" above) with all the actual pics in its subfolders.
I've messed about for hours with Albums and Folders in iPhoto but just can't seem to get this together. Maybe it's not possible? Maybe I'm thinking Windows and have to reconceptualize?
Any ideas gratefully received!

Sure - easy
ALbums hold photos - folders hold albums and/or other folders
so you create folders and ablums like
Vacations
     Europe
        France
        Italy
     South America
    Asia
       China
        Korea
    North America
        Canada
        USA
               Alaska
               Utah
Continue as needed
LN

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