var events_count;
var current;
$(document).ready(
        function(e) {
            events_count = $("#events-slideshow").children("div").length;
            current = 0;
            start_slideshow();
        }
    );

function start_slideshow() {
    $("#events-slideshow").children().slideUp(1000);
    current++;
    $("#events-slideshow").children(":eq(" + (current % events_count) + ")").slideDown(1000);
    setTimeout("start_slideshow()", 5000);
}