[HDNG]TOWN:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.20[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] Warm, cosy and generally not too modern. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: [PARA]The Bear; The Bay; The Glengower; The Cambrian; Ship and [PARA]Castle (all on the sea front or on the way to it).[EITAL] [ITAL]Maybe give the [PARA]druggy Vail of Rheidol a miss.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas: [EBOLD]Just the one (with 1 screen).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] A small theatre by the harbour hosts touring [PARA]productions, everything from cabaret to Brecht, and [PARA]performances by local professional groups which also appear at [PARA]the University's arts centre (see below).[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos: [EBOLD][ITAL]Aber is not exactly at the cutting edge of the [PARA]entertainments scene. Porky's falls into the handbag and stiletto [PARA]category. The Footy and The Bay are more student-oriented. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]Local bands play at a couple of the pubs and, in [PARA]the true Welsh spirit, Aber has its own male voice choir. There's [PARA]also an annual Jazz festival.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.25 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.15[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] The bars are the nub of the Aber Uni scene. Choose [PARA]between the [ITAL]pubby[EITAL] Penglais bar, Cwrt Mawr (in a hall of [PARA]residence), and the [ITAL]cosy[EITAL] SUL. Also, the Sweatbox and the Joint [PARA]for clubbers, and 2 in the Arts Centre.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (2) The Arts Centre is [ITAL]dead posh[EITAL], and has a [PARA]customised theatre, used by students and 'proper' companies. [PARA]The drama students give their all in their studio theatre. [PARA]Productions on the Edinburgh Fringe are the norm.[PARA][BOLD]Cinema: [EBOLD]The film society recently screened Much Ado About [PARA]Nothing and Les Enfants du Paradis.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] The Joint (cap 700, adm ú1-3) gets the punters on [PARA]their toes 3-4 times a week.[PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]The Joint and the Penglais Bar can tempt [PARA]tunesmiths of the metier of Desmond Dekker, JC001, and the [PARA]Funking Barstewards.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]Most students who live in scavenge for scoff in the dining rooms [PARA]in accommodation halls (pay-as-you-eat). There's a refectory on [PARA]the main campus and a sea front cafeteria at the Old College [PARA](one of the University's main buildings housing some of the [PARA]departments and administrative offices). Also, a Welsh-speaking[PARA]cafeteria, touristy tea shops and festoons of fast food (Burger [PARA]King and fish'n'chips). The Guild provides a pizza bar and [PARA]cafeteria. Students also grab a bite at the Cabin and the Welsh [PARA]Fudge Shop. Locally, there's an [ITAL]excellent [EITAL]variety of restaurants, [PARA]especially for fresh fish. Don't expect high health after closing [PARA]time - chips till 3am from the kebab van or Chinese till midnight. [PUSH][PARA]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Gannet's Bistro (popular, ú10 a head).[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
