<div id="slides">
                <div class="slides_container">

                <?php query_posts($query_string . 'posts_per_page=5');
                $ids = array();
                while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

                    <div class="slide">
                    <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentyten' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark">
                            <h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
                            <p><?php the_excerpt(); ?></a></p>
                      </div>

                <?php  $ids[]= $post->ID;
                                endwhile; ?>

                </div>

        </div>

        <section id="currentEvents">
        <h2 class="category"><?php wp_list_categories('include=7&title_li='); ?></h2>
        <?php global $post;
        $args = array( 'numberposts' => 5, 'category'=> 7, 'post__not_in' => $ids );
        $myposts = get_posts( $args );
        $postCount = 1;
        foreach( $myposts as $post ) : setup_postdata($post);
         ?>

        <?php if($postCount == 1) { ?>
            <div class="firstPost">
            <a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentyten' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark">
            <h4><?php the_title(); ?></h4></a>
            </div>

        <?php } else { ?>
            <div class="restOfPosts"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentyten' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark">
            <h6><?php the_title(); ?></h6>
            </a>
            </div>
        <?php } ?>

        <?php $postCount++;
        endforeach; ?>