[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.40 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.20[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] There are 3 cinemas: the Odeon (with 5 screens); the [PARA]Cannon (3); and the almost arty Capital Cinema (1).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (3) His Majesty's Theatre attracts big time ballet and [PARA]opera on tour as well as less elite delights like pantos and the [PARA]annual Student Revue. Aberdeen Arts Centre is smaller and [PARA]hosts more fringey shows, as does the Lemon Tree.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] A mixture of old men's pubs and pretentious glittery bars [PARA]with little dance floors. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Globe; Under The [PARA]Hammer; The St Machar Bar (lecturers); King Street Mill (no [PARA]lecturers); Egg and Dart (especially convenient for [ULNE]Robert Gordon[EULNE][PARA]students); Malt Mill (live music); Prince of Wales (real ale); Ma [PARA]Camerons (good food, big); Wild Boar (studenty with grub); [PARA]Kirkgate (popular with Marischal students and medics) and [PARA]many, many others.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Whilst not exactly bop city, Aberdeen has enough [PARA]clubs to keep hips moving and feet tapping. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Bonkers [PARA](fits all tastes, ú2); O'Henry's (studenty); Ministry of Sin [PARA](converted church, ú4). There are also several lesbian and gay [PARA]clubs, including Club CaberFeidh, the largest gay haunt in [PARA]Northern Scotland.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] Many pubs have folky folks crooning or boppier [PARA]bands, but top of the pops with students are the Pelican Club, [PARA]which frequently features touring bands, and The Lemon Tree, [PARA]for jazz. Other more dedicated sound houses include the Music [PARA]Hall, Her Majesty's Theatre, The Malt Mill and The Exhibition [PARA]Centre, which occasionally hosts big names like Meat Loaf.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.20 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] There are 4 bars in the Union which often host events: The [PARA]Dungeon (dark with messages on the wall like 'The crime is life, [PARA]the sentence is death'); the Sivell's Cocktail Lounge (large, airy, [PARA]domed, art deco wine bar with fans and murals); the Neill Lounge [PARA]and Bedlam, which both have musical interludes.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] Performers perform and actors act in the University [PARA]theatre. Rag runs a show each year.[PARA][BOLD]Cinemas: [EBOLD]The film club last year showed Reservoir Dogs, Blue [PARA]Velvet, and Citizen Kane.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] Go mad at the [ITAL]ravey[EITAL] neon-lit [PARA]Bedlam (cap 650) 4 times a week in the Union, usually with lithe [PARA]live bands. Alternatively, students bop till they break most nights [PARA]in the Neill Lounge (473) - a pick-up joint, decorated in grey and [PARA]white shapes, or The Dungeon (276).[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] The Wonder Stuff, The Farm, [PARA]Deacon Blue.[PARA][BOLD]Balls: [EBOLD]Many departmental balls ([ITAL]land economy is supposed to be [PARA]the best[EITAL]).[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Once a term, the whole Union is taken over for a 1 day [PARA]event featuring karaoke, bingo, cabaret, live bands, circus acts [PARA]and so on. [ITAL]Generally, the Union keeps students very well [PARA]entertained, making up for the city's shortfalls. There's a certain [PARA]level of resentment at students from Robert Gordon University [PARA]making plentiful use of the facilities.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA]During the day, the dishiest dishes are sought by students at the [PARA]Central Refectory at King's or Gannet's restaurant at the Union, [PARA]open 6 days a week till 7pm. Otherwise, students choose to [PARA]chew at local eateries, which cover the spread from fast food to [PARA]top notch scoff. [ITAL]Aberdeen is swimming in local fish. Eating out [PARA]is often more expensive than elsewhere in Scotland and the [PARA]North. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Ashvale Fish Restaurant (fish'n'chips with [PARA]waiters or to take away); Gerards (French, take parents or [PARA]parents' wallets); La Lombarda; Owlies (wholefood/veggie); [PARA]Radars (burgers/Mexican); Tastie Tatties (a mere potato's throw [PARA]from the Union, open till late); Khan's Tandoori; Radars (student [PARA]stuffing fast food).[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
