[HDNG]CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.45 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.30[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (7) The biggies and the [ITAL]arty [EITAL]Queen's Film Theatre, run [PARA]by the University.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (6) Plenty of choice and regular major touring [PARA]productions including the Royal Shakespeare Company.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]What better reason for coming to Ireland than for a pint of [PARA]stout strong enough to stand a pencil in?[EITAL] Guinness from any of [PARA]the local hostelries will have a head you can draw a broad smile [PARA]in. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Lavery's Gin Palace (v. friendly); The Crown [PARA](Victorian boozer); The Crescent (popular with 1st years)[EITAL]. Just [PARA]don't talk politics or religion, OK?[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] A range of places to shake yer booty, [ITAL]but [PARA]Dempsey's is the only one in town to attract students in droves. [PARA]Groovin' takes second place to boozin', on the whole[EITAL]. [ITAL]Acid jazz [PARA]is flavour of the moment.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] Ulster Hall for classics to Primals, Limelight for [PARA]medium-sized (Auteurs); Robinson's and Duke of York for [PARA]smaller acts, Arts Theatre for occasional gigs (eg Andrew [PARA]Strong, [ITAL]fat git[EITAL] from The Commitments).[PARA][BOLD]Other:[EBOLD] The annual Queen's International Arts Festival is now 2nd [PARA]only to Edinburgh, with a bit of everything: ballet; theatre; [PARA]alternative comedy; and the alternative to alternative comedy.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.20 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (4) The Union's 2 bars, the Bunatee Bar (cap 250) and the [PARA]Speakeasy (600), [ITAL]both look like airport lounges, and they're [PARA]packed by 7pm.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] Although Queen's has no customised theatre, the Arts [PARA]Festival provides plenty of opportunities for the thespians of the [PARA]Dramatic Society, without the swim to Edinburgh.[PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] The Queen's Film Theatre on campus shows arty and [PARA]mainstream films nightly for 10 months a year, such as, recently [PARA]Naked Lunch and Reservoir Dogs ([ITAL]we're offering a prize for the [PARA]University cinema that [ULNE]hasn't[EULNE] shown Reservoir Dogs[EITAL]).[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] 3 nights a week the Mandela Hall snack bar [PARA]vibrates to the sounds of 1,800 stomping feet (2 per student).[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] A range of venues, including the bars, has [PARA]attracted names including Afghan Whigs, Goats Don't Shave, [PARA]Sultans of Ping FC, and others with sensible names.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Occasional cabaret from the likes of Jo Brand and Jim [PARA]'Smashing' Bowen.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA][PARA]The area around Queen's offers a navel-expanding variety of [PARA]restaurants, cafes and pubs, tempting students away from the [PARA]cheap, on-campus eateries in the Beech Room, Cloisters and [PARA]Speakeasy (8.30am-5pm). [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Queen's Espresso [PARA](Botanic Avenue); Peppermill (Lisburn Road); and Dante's [PARA](Stranmillis) - all student-friendly cafes and bistros.[EITAL] [ITAL]Froggity's is [PARA]French/yuppyish, but yummy, and Spice of Life does good [PARA]veggie stuff. [EITAL]Food to acquaint feeders with the toilet bowl is [PARA]available till 3am in the Dublin Road.
