[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.20 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] Nottingham has a 16-screen multiplex as well as 3 [PARA]4-screen cinemas. The Nottingham Film Theatre shows more [PARA]arty pics and the Broadway offers student discounts.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Royal Theatre is Nottingham's largest theatre and [PARA]shows mainstream stuff, as well as opera and ballet. The [PARA]Playhouse offers top rep and the Lace Market and Co-op [PARA]Theatres host amateur local dramatics and fringe shows.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] The local brew is Shipstones. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Lincolnshire [PARA]Poacher (400 guest beers a year); Happy Return; White Hart; [PARA]Grove; The Peacock (all close to campus); Magpies (handy for [PARA]cricket, racing and football); The Bell; Hand and Heart (built in [PARA]caves); Three Wheatsheaves; Trip to Jerusalem (the country's [PARA]oldest pub).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]For the discerning clubber, Nottingham has many [PARA]sweaty cattle markets where students can bop their socks off. [EITAL][PUSH][PARA]push[EPUSH][ITAL] recommends, for the more discerning, student nights at the[PARA]Black Orchid (Wednesdays, ú1.50), Miro's (trendy, Thursdays, [PARA]ú1.50), and the Irish (Saturdays, ú2.50)[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] Rock City is Nottingham's main indie/rock venue, [PARA]hosting Carter, Sultans of Ping, Cocteau Twins, the Mission, and [PARA]more. The Royal Concert Hall has classical concerts, and more [PARA]mainstream ents.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1 [BULL] Glass of wine: 75p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (15) The halls of residence, more than the Union, are the [PARA]social focus of the University, and more than the halls, the halls' [PARA]bars. However, the Union does have its own Bar (cap 600) which[PARA]offers Aussie soaps and rolls at lunchtime and has an [ITAL][PARA]impressive [EITAL]annual turnover of ú350,000.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The New Theatre is used for 3 student productions [PARA]each term, as are the Main Hall and Studio. One show went to [PARA]the Edinburgh Fringe festival last year.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] There are 12 halls which each host disco parties [PARA]every fortnight (ú2-ú3 for non-hall members).[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] In the SU Bar there are fortnightly Comedy Nights, [PARA]featuring the likes of Jack Dee, Jeremy Hardy, and the Rubber [PARA]Bishops .[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Buttery Bar (cap 600) is the main [PARA]punter-puller, often hosting free Friday night thrashes. There are [PARA]also 2 big open-air parties in the summer. The Music Department[PARA]organises 70 concerts a year.[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] Wonder Stuff, Utah Saints, Bad [PARA]Manners, Voice of the Beehive, Buck's Fizz.[PARA][BOLD]Balls: [EBOLD]Student societies arrange up to 4 balls per term.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] In 1992, the University opened the first phase of a [PARA]ú2.2million major new arts centre on campus, including a public [PARA]visitor's centre. Now the University has its own art galleries, art [PARA]bookshop, museum and a cafeteria (Cafe Lautrec). The next [PARA]phase will provide a new music school and concert hall.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The University runs a cafe open for lunch and tea (12-2pm, [PARA]4-6pm) and 8 coffee bars. The Union Bar also serves snacks [PARA]and sarnies. Locally, there's many a munch house including [PARA]plenty to please the fast food fetishist and restaurants of every [PARA]nationality and speciality. There are curry houses aplenty and [PARA]several all-night cafes including an all-night Greek restaurant and [PARA]Peggar's Inn, a pub which opens at 5.30am. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Ben [PARA]Bowers and Sonny's (presentable to parents); Jessie's (on the [PARA]site of the first ever Boots Chemist); Ocean City (pricey Chinese);[PARA]Blue Nile (cheap Egyptian); Eviva Taverna (cheap Greek, [PARA]eat-till-you-reek); Beehive (veggie); Something Special [PARA](appropriately named English, French and veggie); The Baltimore [PARA]Exchange (American); The Mayfair (cheap Chinese).[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
