[HDNG]CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.10[ESTAT][PARA][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas: [EBOLD]3 commercial cinemas - 2 art house - and a 14-screen [PARA]multiplex out of town on the M57.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres: [EBOLD](5) 2 national touring venues (the Empire and the [PARA]Liverpool) for subsidised companies where you can see shows [PARA]before they transfer to London's West End. Also, there are the [ITAL][PARA]often controversial and innovative[EITAL], but financially threatened [PARA]Everyman Theatre, the Neptune and the [ITAL]small, but beautiful[EITAL] Unity[PARA]theatre which hosts an [ITAL]unconventional [EITAL]array of drama, dance [PARA]and comedy.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs: [EBOLD][ITAL]Liverpool's pubs can vary from Berni Inn style drop outs to [PARA]ultra-scene hang outs like Ye Cracke (Lennon and crew drank [PARA]here). [EITAL] Many have late licences till 1am serving mainly Stones, [PARA]Whitbread and Higsons. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Flannagan's Apple [EITAL]and [ITAL][PARA]Rosie O'Grady's (Irish pubs with live folk music); Baa Bar [PARA](trendy); The Philharmonic (Grade II listed loos). But in Liverpool, [PARA]you don't pub it, you club it...[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos: [EBOLD][ITAL]Forget Manchester![EITAL] Liverpool has more clubs per [PARA]head of population than anywhere else in England. Some, [PARA]unfortunately, have latched onto the idea that they can charge ú5 [PARA]or ú6 for entrance, but there are still plenty for just ú1 even on a [PARA]Saturday night. [ITAL]Most notably, there's 'Casablanca', (ú2) a [PARA]veritable grotto of classic cuts and techno funk, and a downstairs[PARA]bar that makes the black hole of Calcutta look deserted, where [PARA]artists, actors and playwrights gather to eat chips and drink beer [PARA]in a formerly illegal hang-out. Best of all, in Liverpool - unlike [PARA]London where the twentysomethings are forever on a quest for [PARA]the most happening spot - everyone has somewhere to go [PARA]whatever their musical tastes. Other [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: 'Pink Parrot' [PARA](Gothy/Indie, ú2); 'Club X' (cellar with horrid bogs, Indie/Rock, [PARA]ú2.50); 'Krazy House' (cheap drink, cool atmos, top l ú3/ú4); [PARA]Nation (house/garage).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The [ITAL]premiÅre [EITAL]venues are the Empire (Tom Jones, [PARA]Lloyd Cole, Bolshoi Ballet), The Royal Court for top bands [PARA](Deacon Blue, Teenage Fanclub) and the [ULNE]Liverpool John Moores [PARA]University[EULNE]'s Haigh Building. [ITAL] It's also worth dropping in on the [PARA]many other smaller venues and clubs to catch the vibe, such as [PARA]the Lomax, where the Fall recently snarled. Unfortunately[EITAL], the [PARA]Cavern Club where Brian Epstein first saw the Fabs is long gone,[PARA]but has been replaced by a new club with the same name next [PARA]door to the original site.[PARA][BOLD]Other:[EBOLD] [ITAL]If none of the above appeal and you've checked that you [PARA]still have a pulse, why not try the bowling alley or the many [PARA]cabaret venues where the legendary Scouse wit lives on.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1 [BULL] Glass of wine: 85p[ESTAT][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] There are 7 bars around the Guild and the University. The [PARA]most notable are: the Lounge Bar (cap 800, gigs, grub and [PARA]discos); The Mandela Bar (160, dark and sleazy); and the Liver [PARA]Bar (open all day, serving food and popular).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] There are 2 theatres in the University: the Stanley [PARA]Theatre in the Guild and the University theatre. Most years they [PARA]manage to muster a production for the Edinburgh Fringe.[PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] The Guild has a large screen in the Mountford Hall and [PARA]shows 2 films a week (recently, True Romance, Young [PARA]Americans, The Fugitive).[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos/music venues:[EBOLD] The Lounge Bar [ITAL]is the perfect size [PARA]for a dance dive - not too big to be empty, not so small it's a [PARA]sweat box.[EITAL] But it's not the only venue - there's the Mandela Bar [PARA]and Mountford Hall (1,500). 3 to 4 times a week the Guild or one [PARA]of the student clubs arrange the sound, lights and DJ and the [PARA]students do the rest. The venue varies and so does the cost [PARA](ú2.50-ú3.75). Regulars include 'Time Tunnel' (retro-pop) and [PARA]'Wildlife' (hiphop/funk). All venues are also used for live bands, [PARA]and Mountford Hall is large enough to host the likes of, recently, [PARA]The Orb, the Manics, and D:Ream.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] The Guild organises occasional cabaret events, usually [PARA]in the Mountford Hall and usually featuring top japesters such as, [PARA]recently, Eddie Izzard and Harry Hill.[PARA][BOLD]Others: [EBOLD]All the major academic departments and halls arrange [PARA]balls at least once a year (adm ú8-25), and the Irish Society [PARA]stages [ITAL]raucous[EITAL] ceilidhs.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]There are refectories or cafes in all the big departments, [PARA]including The Green, an especially large munch shop in Science, [PARA]and the Eleanor Rathbone in Social Science. The Guild offers [PARA]the Reilly Bar (for rolls all day till 8pm), the Liver Bar (which [PARA]doesn't offer offal, but serves pizzas and snacks till 10pm), the [PARA]Dining Room (for lunch) and the Lounge Bar (for snacks when [PARA]the sun's up). Within the University precinct, there's the [PARA]Cambridge pub on Abercromby Square which serves a bite or [PARA]two. Or, not too far from the University, there's a popular [PARA]sandwich shop and Myrtle Parade, a row of shops, including a [PARA]number of restaurants and cafes. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Keith's Wine Bar [PARA](cheap and bohemian); Royal Tandoori (Indian near halls, open till [PARA]3am); Kwarme's (cheap Caribbean). El Macho (Mexican); Cafe [PARA]Tabac (pretend to be Sartre); [EITAL]Chinatown sizzles till around 4am[ITAL]. [EITAL][PARA][PARA]
