[jQuery] Async problem using basic $() and a slideshow

[jQuery] Async problem using basic $() and a slideshow

Sorry if this is just weird but I have this working fine on my dev
server on IE8, Firefox 3.5.3, and Safari (windows), but online (and
here's the WEIRD part) it only works on IE.
http://www.jrbentleys.com
The menu works fine, but if you click on events->upcoming or specials-