[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: £1.20 [BULL] Glass of wine: £1[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] Nottingham has a 16-screen multiplex as well as 3 4-screen cinemas.  The Nottingham Film Theatre shows more arty pics and the Broadway offers student discounts.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Royal Theatre is Nottingham's largest theatre and shows mainstream stuff, as well as opera and ballet.  The Playhouse offers top rep and the Lace Market and Co-op Theatres host amateur local dramatics and fringe shows.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] The local brew is Shipstones.  [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Lincolnshire Poacher (400 guest beers a year); Happy Return; White Hart; Grove; The Peacock (all close to campus); Magpies (handy for cricket, racing and football); The Bell; Hand and Heart (built in caves); Three Wheatsheaves; Trip to Jerusalem (the country's oldest pub).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]For the discerning clubber, Nottingham has many sweaty cattle markets where students can bop their socks off.  [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL] recommends, for the more discerning, student nights at the Black Orchid (Wednesdays, £1.50), Miro's (trendy, Thursdays, £1.50), and the Irish (Saturdays, £2.50)[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] Rock City is Nottingham's main indie/rock venue, hosting Carter, Sultans of Ping, Cocteau Twins, the Mission, and more. The Royal Concert Hall has classical concerts, and more mainstream ents.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: £1 [BULL] Glass of wine: 75p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (15) The halls of residence, more than the Union, are the social focus of the University, and more than the halls, the halls' bars.  However, the Union does have its own Bar (cap 600) which offers Aussie soaps and rolls at lunchtime and has an [ITAL]impressive [EITAL]annual turnover of £350,000.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The New Theatre is used for 3 student productions each term, as are the Main Hall and Studio.  One show went to the Edinburgh Fringe festival last year.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] There are 12 halls which each host disco parties  every fortnight (£2-£3 for non-hall members).[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] In the SU Bar there are fortnightly Comedy Nights, featuring the likes of Jack Dee, Jeremy Hardy, and the Rubber Bishops .[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Buttery Bar (cap 600) is the main punter-puller, often hosting free Friday night thrashes.  There are also 2 big open-air parties in the summer.  The Music Department organises 70 concerts a year.[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] Wonder Stuff, Utah Saints, Bad 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 £2.2million major new arts centre on campus, including a public visitor's centre.  Now the University has its own art galleries, art bookshop, museum and a cafeteria (Cafe Lautrec).  The next 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, 4-6pm) and 8 coffee bars.  The Union Bar also serves snacks and sarnies.  Locally, there's many a munch house including plenty to please the fast food fetishist and restaurants of every nationality and speciality.  There are curry houses aplenty and several all-night cafes including an all-night Greek restaurant and Peggar's Inn, a pub which opens at 5.30am.  [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Ben Bowers and Sonny's (presentable to parents); Jessie's (on the site of the first ever Boots Chemist); Ocean City (pricey Chinese); Blue Nile (cheap Egyptian); Eviva Taverna (cheap Greek, eat-till-you-reek); Beehive (veggie); Something Special (appropriately named English, French and veggie); The Baltimore Exchange (American); The Mayfair (cheap Chinese).[EITAL][PARA][PARA]