Karate Boots 1st birthday Saturday Feb 5
Collector's item

Now, I'm usually not interested in running into famous faces (honest) but recently, Patrick Swayzee was on my flight, and I had to all but gag myself to stop from saying "nobody puts Baby in a corner".

It was very exciting, even though he did look extremely haggard and was wearing bad boots.

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Two new killer exhibitions at the NPG: Frida Kahlo & Lee Miller open today. 10am-9pm. St Martin's Pl, WC2. £7

LED artist Jenny Holzer now at Sprüth Magers Lee. 10am -6pm. 12 Berkeley St, W1.

Head down to Trafalgar Sq & hear Nelson Mandela. Noon.

Britpop band South is at ULU 7:30pm. Malet Street, WC1. £8.50. 08700 600 100 /here.

If I had spent my time wisely though, I probably should have tried to nick the plastic airplane mug he sipped from, instead of critiquing his attire, as I might have been able to flog it (to my mother at least), or have a show around it as the new exhibition CUPS has proved.

CUPS is an exhibition about, literally, cups. Artists Dustin Ericksen and Mike Rogers have been collecting/pinching cups that have touched the lips of artists for years and on display are over 350 of their finds, including cups from the likes of Tracey Emin, Vanessa Beecroft and Barbara Kruger.

Go samba at Guanabara for Sunking's launch party. 9pm -2am. Parker St, WC2. £6.

Ballerina diva Sylvie Guillem opens Royal Ballet's Manon run. 7:30pm. Bow St, WC2. £5-82. 020 7304 4000.

State of Undress - luxury lingerie

The glasses haven't been washed, or altered in any way so, if you're lucky, you might even be able to see a bit of La Emin's dribble.

Admittedly, Swayzee might not have made the grade (artiste??) and the 'what is contemporary art' question will undoubtably be tossed around again, but there's something I like about this exhibition. Maybe it's just the clepto in me.

Cups at Hotel - until March 6, 2005
53a Bethnal Green Rd, E2 - Thurs-Sun 12-6pm

Karate Boots 1st birthday Saturday Feb 5

NFT screens some excellent stuff in Best of Sheffield Int'l Documentary Festival. Var. times. South Bk, SE1. £7.90. 020 7928 3232 or online.

Visit London's underworld in One Under at Tricycle. 8pm. 269 Kilburn High Road, NW6. £14. 020 7328 1000 or here.

Gagosian goes abstract. 6-8pm. 6-24 Britannia St WC1.

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