Link to SmugMug gallery from Events Archive + SmugMug thumb as link

gistfile1.php

<?php if ( $recent->have_posts() ) : while ( $recent->have_posts() ) : $recent->the_post();

	// Pull the URL from the_content()
	$link = esc_url( get_the_content() );

	// Check if it's a properly formed URL, append http:// if not. Don't want user to struggle here
	if ( ! preg_match('/^http:\/\//', $link ) )
		$link = 'http://' . $link;

	// Setup args for our oEmbed
	$smug_args = array(
		'width' => 425,
		'height' => 335
	);

	// Get our oEmbed HTML
	$link_output = wp_oembed_get( $link, $smug_args );
	?>

		// Build our custom-linked events ?>			
		<article <?php post_class('recent-event'); ?>>

			<?php if ( $link_output ) echo $link_output; ?>

			<h1><a href="<?php echo $link; ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>" target="_new"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h1>

		<?php edit_post_link( __( '{ Edit Event }' ), '<span class="small fr">', '</span>' ); ?>

		</article><!-- /.post -->

<?php endwhile; else: ?>

	<article <?php post_class(); ?>>
		<h3>Sorry, no events were found.</h3>
	</article><!-- /.post -->

<?php endif; wp_reset_postdata(); ?>