Percussion ensemble Jammarek will mix it up after the opening of world-traveling mystic George Jacob's exhibition of canvasses, "Spiritual Revelations." Jacob's expressions blend rock icons, rastas, spiritual masters, serene abstracts and Hawaiiana themes.

Jacob does the meet-and-greet from 6 to 8 p.m.; Jammarek takes over from 8 to 10 p.m. The band returns to Soullenz every first Friday. 525-7757.

Bread on patent leather

It sounds really weird, but this tip comes from one of fashion's most astute personal shoppers, Betty Halbreich of Bergdorf Goodman, who wrote the book "Secrets of a Fashion Therapist."

To clean patent leather, Halbreich recommends rubbing the shoes or bag with a piece of white bread (yes, the squishy Wonder bread type).

For white or light patent leathers, she uses a little bit of nail polish remover to get rid of dark scuff marks, then cleans the entire shoe with a bar of Ivory soap, followed by a wipe-down with a clean soft washcloth.

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