[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.33 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.25[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] A choice of 3 (several screens each) - arty tastes are [PARA]catered for.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (3) [ITAL]The York Theatre is fairly Ayckbourn-ish but the [PARA]Art Centre makes up for it with plenty of Pinter and chums.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] Supposedly, there's a pub for every day of the year [ITAL]and [PARA]students could spend 11 months drinking before finding a place [PARA]where they're not welcome[EITAL]. The pubs play hosts to such [PARA]Yorkshire favourites as the 3 Smiths - Samuel, John and Tom - [PARA]Theakston's and Tetley. The local 'Landlord's' bitter by Timothy [PARA]Taylors, is [ITAL]outstanding [EITAL]with a shelf-full of CAMRA trophies. [ITAL] [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs: The Spread Eagle; The Red Lion (both serve powerful [PARA]pints); Tap and Spile (relaxed).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Silks has lots of shiny plastic and dry ice, as well [PARA]as a good balcony for voyeurs. Toffs is sweaty and sleazy. At [PARA]ú1.50, both are popular on student nights nevertheless. Fibbers [PARA](ú1-3) spins the indie thing every night.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] 2 main venues,[ITAL] but not really on the circuit: [EITAL]the [ITAL]arty[EITAL][PARA]Arts Centre and the Barbican centre, which has hosted James, [PARA]the Wonder Stuff, and much easy listening recently,[ITAL] though it's [PARA]very pricey. [EITAL]Fibbers has mainly local acts, but S*M*A*S*H [PARA]played a few months back.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.28 [BULL] Glass of wine: 95p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (7) [ITAL]Abundant [EITAL]bars, the Charles being the most popular, [ITAL][PARA]getting quite packed sometimes[EITAL].[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (2) The Drama Barn or The Audio Visual Studio for [PARA]University drama on campus every week. 2 prods went to [PARA]Edinburgh last year.[PARA][BOLD]Cinema:[EBOLD] York Film Theatre shows arty films in the University's [PARA]Central Hall, while the Film Society presents a [ITAL]cheap, high-quality[EITAL][PARA], student-orientated alternative to the city multi-screens (recently, [PARA]Peter's Friends, Chinatown, Casablanca).[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] Most events are held in the [PARA]college dining halls and bars, although there is also Central Hall [PARA](cap 550), however, since Bob Geldof nearly brought the house [PARA]down (literally), it's usually only used for classical.[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] New FADS, Voulez-Vous, [PARA]Counterfeit Stones.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Annual balls in colleges and occasional hypnotists and [PARA]comedians.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]Each college has a snack bar and most have a dining hall, a fair [PARA]bet for daytime nosh and natter. Langwith snack bar specialises [PARA]in [ITAL]high quality[EITAL] veggie stuff. All eateries open early, but after [PARA]7.30-ish in the evening students are dependent on toasties and [PARA]Mars Bars - or even Mars Bar toasties. The 2 pubs in Heslington [PARA]Village, the Charles XII and the Deramore Arms, provide a [PARA]daytime alternative to dining halls, particularly on Sundays. [ITAL]The [PARA]city centre is a haven for the hungry with every conceivable type [PARA]of food at every conceivable price. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Noor Cafe for [PARA]cheap curries (if not the one you ordered); Asiana (Indian); The [PARA]Willow (Chinese which turns into a disco after 11pm); Cockatoo [PARA]Creperie for - yup - crepes; Kebarbe Q and Jimmy's for late night [PARA]chips.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]