Quick Solutions

Add this custom javascript at Theme Options => Custom CSS/JS (js field)

jQuery(document).ready(function(){
  jQuery('.events-compact-list li').each(function(){
    var permalink = jQuery(this).find('.post-title a').attr('href');
    jQuery(this).find('.event-date').wrap('<a></a>');
    jQuery(this).find('.event-date').parent('a').attr('href',permalink);
  });
});