[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.25[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] There are 2 cinemas including arty movies at The [PARA]Dukes Theatre Arts Centre.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (2) The Dukes Theatre also hosts [ITAL]arty[EITAL] touring [PARA]companies. The Grand Theatre is more middle of the road and [PARA]mainly amateur.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Plenty of real ale and friendly olde worlde pubs. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs:[PARA]John O'Gaunt (popular jiggy and busy, with real ale, newspapers [PARA]and live folk music sometimes); Priory (studenty, good brews); [PARA]The Brown Cow Inn (small, dingy, atmospheric); Water Witch [PARA](on the canal, best in summer); The Alex (Gothy); Blue Anchor [PARA](comfy).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos/music venues:[EBOLD] (3) The Sugar House (ú3) is a [PARA]student venue in town run by the Union, which has recently got a [PARA]licence to allow non-students admission. Otherwise, there's [ITAL][PARA]Brookes (cap 400, split level meat market, student night [PARA]Thursdays, ú2, avoid all other times), The Empire (1,200, in [PARA]Morecambe, free bus to/from campus, ú1 Wednesdays) and [PARA]Carleton (1,050, ravey, student parties at the beginning and end of[PARA]term). [EITAL]The John O'Gaunt occasionally features jazz, folk or [PARA]blues, as does the Park Hotel. The Alex goes Goth-metal on [PARA]Saturday nights.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.15 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (10) Each college has a bar, popular with its own students. [PARA]Cross-fertilisation only usually happens when there's an event on [PARA]somewhere or students do 'The 9 Hole Golf Course' (a pint in [PARA]each, ending at their own). There's also the ASH (Assistant [PARA]Staff House) Bar for postgrads and staff.[PARA][BOLD]Theatre: [EBOLD]The Nuffield Studio is a flexible theatre space for [PARA]student productions and visiting companies.[PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] Blockbusters and more are shown by [ITAL]one of the best [PARA]equipped [EITAL]student film clubs in the country.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] Thursday, Friday and Saturday [PARA]the Sugar House (cap 1,000 see above) opens its doors and [PARA]sometimes hosts live bands, [ITAL]but Lancaster isn't a crucial tour [PARA]date on anybody's calendar and, eventually students get bored.[EITAL] It [PARA]does, however, occasionally attract some bands from the big [PARA]circuit, such as recently, Credit to the Nation, PWEI, and Pele. [PARA]Also weekly classical concerts.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Most weeks, there's something in at least one of the [PARA]college bars (cabaret, competitions, theme parties, etc) and each [PARA]year, there are at least 4 posh balls. The last week of the [PARA]summer term is 'Extrav Week' - [ITAL]major party time[EITAL], culminating in [PARA]a 'Summer Extrav' at each college (6pm-6am, drink, bands, DJs, [PARA]drink, karaoke, food and drink).[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]Students forage for their vital victuals at the 2 refectories on [PARA]campus and the various other sandwich bars in the colleges, [PARA]which are generally open till around 7pm. There will be new [PARA]eateries when the current redevelopment of Pendle College is [PARA]completed. The restaurants in town are[ITAL] verily munchsome[EITAL], [PARA]including the usual array of Indian, Italian, pizza places and [PARA]takeaways. Late night cravings can be sated by calling for pizzas[PARA]till 2am, at the Nice'n'Spicy Indian or at the local chippy until [PARA]around 2am when the fry runs dry. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plug for lunch off [PARA]campus: The Plough pub, 1/2 mile from the University in the [PARA]village of Galgate. For Indian, Sultans and Moghuls.[EITAL]
