[HDNG]TOWN:[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] Even Mancunians leave more local cinemas to come to[PARA]the 8-screen multiplex at Salford Quays.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] The real Coronation St has been demolished long since, [PARA]but the spirit of 'The Rover's Return' continues in many a local, [PARA]although many are quite rough, and you don't get Betty's hotpots.[PARA][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Priory, The Griffin, The Brewery Tavern, The [PARA]Black Horse.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Whilst Salford has no shortage of its own [PARA]nightspots, with Manchester so close...[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Again, Manchester is better, offering enjoyable [PARA]ways of going steadily deaf.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]CITY:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.20 [BULL] Glass of wine: 95p[ESTAT][EITAL][PARA][ITAL]Manchester could hardly be hotter to trot, busting with top clubs, [PARA]the country's most vital venues, other musical amusements and [PARA]diverse diversions.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (23 screens) A multiplicity of multiplexes and sundry [PARA]cinemas, everything from mainstream to art-house. There are 8 [PARA]screens at the Salford Quays complex and the [ITAL]ultimately trendy[EITAL] [PARA]Corner House (3 screens) shows many an arty flick. With a [PARA]gallery and cafe thrown in,[ITAL] it's a poser's paradise and a [PARA]sophisticate's dream.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (6+) The old Cotton Exchange is now the [ITAL]nationally [PARA]renowned[EITAL] Royal Exchange theatre - some of the country's [ITAL]best [EITAL][PARA]shows for under a fiver on student standbys. The next [ITAL]boldest [EITAL][PARA]are the Palace, the Opera House and the Library Theatre, which [PARA]show ballets, musicals and touring plays. For other touring [PARA]productions and dramatic distractions, try the Green Room [ITAL](also [PARA]does nifty veggie grub)[EITAL] and the University's Contact Theatre.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Historic pubs in the truest tradition of the working men's [PARA]dive: bitter with bite, beer in gear. The recent rise in Manchester [PARA]cred has spawned a few pubs for the more whiney wine bar [PARA]clientele with video screens and limes in the beer bottles. These [PARA]tend to be more expensive and, generally, eminently avoidable, [PARA]but if you must be a victim, pose in Manto and the Dry Bar. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs go to The Old Garratt, The Clarence (Irish pub), The [PARA]Whitworth, The Flea and Firkin, The Old Stream Brewery, The [PARA]Salutation, Dukes, The Peverill and the Lass O'Gowrie [EITAL]which are [PARA]all within a few minutes of the universities and UMIST.[ITAL] Further [PARA]afield there are The King's Arms (Chorlton-on-Medlock, home [PARA]brewing in the cellar), Chorlton Green (Chorlton), The Barley Corn[PARA]and Dog and Partridge (Didsbury), Queen of Hearts and Yate's [PARA]Wine Lodge (Fallowfield) and The Whitworth (Rusholme).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]When God created Manchester, she created [PARA]clubbing. A student night out is often a euphemism for dancing [PARA]and a curry. Our only problem is listing the best bop spots. The [PARA]music is alive and the clubs come and go. Read 'City Life' for the [PARA]latest. The Haìienda has to be included - clubbers come from as [PARA]far as London to queue from as early as 8.30pm for the [PARA]legendary experience which has now turned into a bit of a [PARA]Manchester Scene theme park and costs up to ú20.[EITAL] [ITAL]Other [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs: The Board Walk (popular with students, Glam nights [PARA]Fridays); The Brickhouse (cheap and cool), Home (pretty hip); [PARA]The Underground; The Venue (for every Indie dance pilgrim); Man[PARA]Alive (rave and 70s retro); The State (ragga rave); No1, Rocky's, [PARA]Paradise Factory and It (gay); and The Discotheque Royale (take [PARA]the piss at the setting for the terminally terrible 'Hit Man and Her').[PARA]Every night is student night somewhere, check for these cheaper[PARA]NUS-only nights. Watch also the flyers for the alighting points of [PARA]fly-by-night clubs.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] G-Mex has hosted [ITAL]some of the most meetless [PARA]musicians [EITAL]including Simply Red, The Happy Mondays and [PARA]Madness. [ITAL]The Apollo, by most towns' standards, would be a [PARA]best bet[EITAL], however, all over town there are live venues of every [PARA]size -[ITAL] the Band on the Wall (for Latin, Roots, etc) must be [PARA]mentioned. Among the many others: Gilly's (rock); Chorlton Irish [PARA]Club (folk); P J Bells (jazz); NIA Centre (world music); The Free [PARA]Trade Hall and the Royal Northern College of Music (classical)[EITAL]. [PARA]Many of the clubs stage live bands (Haìienda, The Boardwalk [PARA]and so on).[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret: [EBOLD][ITAL]Manchester is a breeding ground for stand-up talent. [PARA]Live comedy lives and is usually high octane value fun. Bernard [PARA]Manning is a local boy. Well, the exception that proves the point, I [PARA]suppose.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Millionaire students, or at least lucky or stupid ones, will, [PARA]no doubt, not want to miss Manchester's many casinos. The [PARA]more cultured will find many a fond hour to spend in some of the [PARA]city's splendid galleries (The City Gallery, The Corner House and [PARA]The Whitworth, which has many of L S Lowry's best paintings, [PARA]particularly of Manchester, his home turf).[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú 1.20 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.30[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] On the Union's 3 sites it has 4 bars and a pub. [ITAL]The best is [PARA]the earthy, relaxing, roomy and dark Lowry's Bar. [EITAL]Drinks are [PARA]served till 2am at The Pavilion or 'Pav' (cap 900) at the Castle [PARA]Irwell Student Village (see below).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Chapman Theatre hosts a range of student shows.[PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] The 'Culture Club' shows standard celluloid pulp 3 [PARA]times a week.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] The Pav is the Union's customised club venue [PARA]where 3 times a week sound and visions rule. They're usually [PARA]indie or rave, but there are rock and theme nights too. And 3 [PARA]times a term, sounds become positively despotic at the Union's [PARA]main building University House (cap 1,200). University College [PARA]Salford SU also has a venue (500).[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] Maxwell Hall is the largest venue with a [ITAL]spacious [EITAL][PARA]capacity of 1,500. Here, and in the Pavilion and University House,[PARA]Salford students have recently burnt to the turns of BjÜrn Again, [PARA]Oui 3 and the New Cranes.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Fortnightly cabaret in the Pav featuring recently Stevie [PARA]Starr, Lee Evans, and Red Grape.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] On campus, there's a gallery, sometimes exhibiting [PARA]student work, and a campus pottery. 3 balls a year.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]During the day, all the vital victuals are available at a number of [PARA]refectories and snack bars at various intervals around the [PARA]campus run by the University or the Union. At the Student [PARA]Village (see below), 'The Cage' fast food joint run by the Union [PARA]also serves evening eats and local restaurants tender to all tastes[PARA]until 3am. [ITAL]Particularly recommended is the restaurant in the [PARA]Salford Quays complex.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
