[HDNG]COVENTRY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.45 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.25[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]Some pubs and clubs are no-go areas; the local name for them is[PARA]'playschool pubs', because you have to guess which window [PARA]you're going to be chucked through. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (3) In town there are 2 cinemas with 6 and 4 screens, [PARA]and there's a 10-screen multiplex on the edge of town. The [PARA]Odeon does late-night [ITAL]alternative-ish[EITAL] screenings.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Belgrade Theatre has the Stage Bite coffee bar [PARA]which often hosts live cabaret and jazz.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Mr G's (handbaggy, student night [PARA]Wednesdays, ú2); Antics (popular with students, music and cost[PARA]varies); Bobby's (wine bar-ish, ú1); Silvers (scruffy fun, [PARA]ú1.50-ú2.50); The Edge (make a pilgrimage for class raves till 8am[PARA]- up to ú16, though). Avoid the Pink Parrot.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] Students have their own supping sanctuaries. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: [PARA]Hope and Anchor (light meals at about ú3); Courtyard. Don't even [PARA]think about going near the Three Tuns.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Antics (Toyah, Julian Cope, BjÜrn [PARA]Again); Browns (jazz, indie, blues); Colin Campbell, Golden Cross[PARA](indie); West Indian Centre (all types including world music, but [PARA]avoid the pickpockets).[EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]LEAMINGTON:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.45 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.25[ESTAT][EITAL][PARA][ITAL]Leamington hasn't much to offer beyond a few good pubs [PARA](especially Winston's, but [ULNE]not[EULNE] the Chair and Rocket). Most [PARA]students stick to the amusements run by students for students in[PARA]the, er, Students' Union.[EITAL][HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.11 [BULL] Glass of wine: 75p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (11) 8 bars are in the Union, 1 of which is open all day. The [PARA]principal one is called Rolf's (cap 550), named after Rolf Harris [PARA]who opened it in 1991. Others include Harvey's (140, no smoking),[PARA]Mandela (300, no smoking), Zippy's (270), McCarthy's (400, [PARA]serves food), Grumpy Johns ([ITAL]pub-like[EITAL]), and the Airport Lounge ([ITAL][PARA]accurately-named[EITAL]).[PARA][BOLD]Arts Centre: [EBOLD][ITAL]The Arts Centre on campus is fantastic in every [PARA]respect - it looks as though it's sprung from some futuristic [PARA]fantasy and has facilities to dream about:[EITAL] 2 theatres; conference [PARA]hall; film theatre; art gallery; sculpture court; concert hall; music [PARA]centre and bookshop.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (3) In the Arts Centre, the main theatre (cap 570) [PARA]attracts touring companies (drama, dance, opera, etc), as well as[PARA]big student shows. The studio theatre (200) lends itself to smaller[PARA]scale productions. [ITAL]Students enter into the dramatic fray with [PARA]thespian gusto.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (2) A purpose-built and a customised cinema showing [PARA]everything from popular culture to cultural pop (eg Jurassic Park, [PARA]Raise the Red Lantern).[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] Rolf's is a customised nightclub as well as a bar [PARA]where students can do their funky stuff 3 times a week. [PARA]Meanwhile, every night students can get deeply dippy at Zippy's. [PARA]Admission to any: ú1-ú2.50.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Fortnightly at Rolf's feature a bellyfull of chuckle [PARA]peddlars including, recently, Jo Brand and the Rubber Bishops.[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Union's Market Place is the vastest venue, [PARA]featuring names such as, recently, D:Ream, Chumbawamba, [PARA]Urban Species, Pele and Chesney ([ITAL]hang onto your knickers, [PARA]girls[EITAL]) Hawkes. Live bands also play at Rolf's and Zippy's. Special[PARA]mention goes to the 'whipround system' where students pay [PARA]whatever they want. Butterworth Hall (1,500) in the Arts Centre [PARA]features a variety of music, mostly classical, attracting top [PARA]national and international performers. The University Chorus and [PARA]orchestra, amongst other University and student music groups, [PARA]perform here in between world tours.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] 5 balls a year, 1 formal,[ITAL] the rest casual drunken orgies of [PARA]silliness and chunk-blowing.[EITAL] Also, 3 'pyro-discos',[ITAL] ditto[EITAL].[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA][ITAL]The University refectory is a bit like a motorway service station [PARA]with food to match, but more reasonable prices[EITAL]. On the other [PARA]hand, the Union caters for student tastes at Harvey's and the [PARA]Snack Bar, and McCarthy's does popular veggie eats. There's [PARA]also the restaurant in the Arts centre, a coffee bar in the library [PARA]and a few other outlets on campus. Or there's Coventry (see [ULNE][PARA]Coventry University[EULNE]) and a host of[ITAL] olde worlde[EITAL] cafes at [PARA]Kenilworth and Leamington. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs in Leamington: Caesars; [PARA]Freddi's; Punjab; Balti Towers (arf, arf). In Kenilworth: The [PARA]Clarendon Arms; George Rafters.[EITAL]
