[HDNG]THE CITY:[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] 1 independent with 4 screens.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Although students aren't welcomed everywhere, there are still plenty of traditional northern pubs serving bitters with bite like the ubiquitous 'dog' (Newcastle Brown). [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Shakespeare; The Colpitts (live folk music but lambasted for alleged homophobia); Queen Vic; Dun Cow (real ale); Elm Tree; New Inn. Avoid the Fighting Cocks (lives up to its name).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]3 tacky clubs, but they're popular amongst students anyway, particularly The Klutes on its student/indie nights (adm ú1).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] No big venues, but local bands play at the Working Men's Club and local pubs (plenty of folk and RandB).[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1 [BULL] Glass of wine: 75p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (14) Each college has its own bar, where college spirit comes in doubles, and the Kingsgate Bar in Dunelm House (the SU) is open on a regular basis. There's a club bar - [ITAL]ie a small one[EITAL] - at DUS (which isn't the same as DSU, see below).[PARA][BOLD]Theatre:[EBOLD] 1 student theatre [ITAL](a bit run-down, but some good productions)[EITAL]; shows are also staged in the SU's main hall.[PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] Hild/Bede students run a film society which shows new releases (Jurassic Park and the like) on a big screen.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] No regular clubs but colleges and the SU often host events. Dunelm House has 3 halls to use as club and live music venues (caps 750, 250, 100) and colleges have smaller facilities - some have customised party rooms. Mostly student bands, although the occasional big name (eg JTQ), especially at balls. [ITAL]Durham is medium hot on jazz.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Balls: [EBOLD]Each college has at least 1 ball a year, costing from a few quid to ú130 for a double ticket at Castle's elitist June bash. [ITAL]Durham's raucous 'Rah' contingent (Sloanes) use them as an excellent opportunity to behave badly in posh frocks. As if they need an excuse. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Others: [EBOLD]Musicon organises regular classical and more populist concerts (but not pop) in the Cathedral and around the University.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]At lunch, students not in their colleges are busy [ITAL]being seen [EITAL]hanging around the SU's cafeteria. Some may be taking tea in Durham's many quaint cafes. At night in town, there's a spaghetti junction of Italian restaurants and a few Indian, Chinese, American, Pizza delivery and fish'n'chip shops and a late-night kebab joint. Country pubs are a good bet for Sunday lunch. [ITAL] Nothing more exotic and not much choice for veggies or fast-food junkies.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]