[HDNG]TOWN:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.20[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] Warm, cosy and generally not too modern. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Bear; The Bay; The Glengower; The Cambrian; Ship and Castle (all on the sea front or on the way to it).[EITAL] [ITAL]Maybe give the druggy Vail of Rheidol a miss.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas: [EBOLD]Just the one (with 1 screen).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] A small theatre by the harbour hosts touring productions, everything from cabaret to Brecht, and performances by local professional groups which also appear at the University's arts centre (see below).[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos: [EBOLD][ITAL]Aber is not exactly at the cutting edge of the entertainments scene. Porky's falls into the handbag and stiletto category. The Footy and The Bay are more student-oriented. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]Local bands play at a couple of the pubs and, in the true Welsh spirit, Aber has its own male voice choir. There's also an annual Jazz festival.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.25 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.15[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] The bars are the nub of the Aber Uni scene. Choose between the [ITAL]pubby[EITAL] Penglais bar, Cwrt Mawr (in a hall of residence), and the [ITAL]cosy[EITAL] SUL. Also, the Sweatbox and the Joint for clubbers, and 2 in the Arts Centre.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (2) The Arts Centre is [ITAL]dead posh[EITAL], and has a customised theatre, used by students and 'proper' companies. The drama students give their all in their studio theatre. Productions on the Edinburgh Fringe are the norm.[PARA][BOLD]Cinema: [EBOLD]The film society recently screened Much Ado About Nothing and Les Enfants du Paradis.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] The Joint (cap 700, adm ú1-3) gets the punters on their toes 3-4 times a week.[PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]The Joint and the Penglais Bar can tempt tunesmiths of the metier of Desmond Dekker, JC001, and the Funking Barstewards.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]Most students who live in scavenge for scoff in the dining rooms in accommodation halls (pay-as-you-eat). There's a refectory on the main campus and a sea front cafeteria at the Old College (one of the University's main buildings housing some of the departments and administrative offices). Also, a Welsh-speaking cafeteria, touristy tea shops and festoons of fast food (Burger King and fish'n'chips). The Guild provides a pizza bar and cafeteria. Students also grab a bite at the Cabin and the Welsh Fudge Shop. Locally, there's an [ITAL]excellent [EITAL]variety of restaurants, especially for fresh fish. Don't expect high health after closing time - chips till 3am from the kebab van or Chinese till midnight. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Gannet's Bistro (popular, ú10 a head).[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
