[HDNG]COVENTRY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.45 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.25[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]Some pubs and clubs are no-go areas; the local name for them is 'playschool pubs', because you have to guess which window you're going to be chucked through. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (3) In town there are 2 cinemas with 6 and 4 screens, and there's a 10-screen multiplex on the edge of town. The Odeon does late-night [ITAL]alternative-ish[EITAL] screenings.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Belgrade Theatre has the Stage Bite coffee bar which often hosts live cabaret and jazz.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Mr G's (handbaggy, student night Wednesdays, ú2); Antics (popular with students, music and cost varies); Bobby's (wine bar-ish, ú1); Silvers (scruffy fun, ú1.50-ú2.50); The Edge (make a pilgrimage for class raves till 8am - up to ú16, though). Avoid the Pink Parrot.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] Students have their own supping sanctuaries. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Hope and Anchor (light meals at about ú3); Courtyard. Don't even think about going near the Three Tuns.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Antics (Toyah, Julian Cope, BjÜrn Again); Browns (jazz, indie, blues); Colin Campbell, Golden Cross (indie); West Indian Centre (all types including world music, but avoid the pickpockets).[EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]LEAMINGTON:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.45 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.25[ESTAT][EITAL][PARA][ITAL]Leamington hasn't much to offer beyond a few good pubs (especially Winston's, but [ULNE]not[EULNE] the Chair and Rocket). Most students stick to the amusements run by students for students in the, er, Students' Union.[EITAL][HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.11 [BULL] Glass of wine: 75p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (11) 8 bars are in the Union, 1 of which is open all day. The principal one is called Rolf's (cap 550), named after Rolf Harris who opened it in 1991. Others include Harvey's (140, no smoking), Mandela (300, no smoking), Zippy's (270), McCarthy's (400, serves food), Grumpy Johns ([ITAL]pub-like[EITAL]), and the Airport Lounge ([ITAL]accurately-named[EITAL]).[PARA][BOLD]Arts Centre: [EBOLD][ITAL]The Arts Centre on campus is fantastic in every respect - it looks as though it's sprung from some futuristic fantasy and has facilities to dream about:[EITAL] 2 theatres; conference hall; film theatre; art gallery; sculpture court; concert hall; music centre and bookshop.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (3) In the Arts Centre, the main theatre (cap 570) attracts touring companies (drama, dance, opera, etc), as well as big student shows. The studio theatre (200) lends itself to smaller scale productions. [ITAL]Students enter into the dramatic fray with thespian gusto.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] (2) A purpose-built and a customised cinema showing everything from popular culture to cultural pop (eg Jurassic Park, Raise the Red Lantern).[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] Rolf's is a customised nightclub as well as a bar where students can do their funky stuff 3 times a week. Meanwhile, every night students can get deeply dippy at Zippy's. Admission to any: ú1-ú2.50.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Fortnightly at Rolf's feature a bellyfull of chuckle peddlars including, recently, Jo Brand and the Rubber Bishops.[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Union's Market Place is the vastest venue, featuring names such as, recently, D:Ream, Chumbawamba, Urban Species, Pele and Chesney ([ITAL]hang onto your knickers, girls[EITAL]) Hawkes. Live bands also play at Rolf's and Zippy's. Special mention goes to the 'whipround system' where students pay whatever they want. Butterworth Hall (1,500) in the Arts Centre features a variety of music, mostly classical, attracting top national and international performers. The University Chorus and orchestra, amongst other University and student music groups, perform here in between world tours.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] 5 balls a year, 1 formal,[ITAL] the rest casual drunken orgies of silliness and chunk-blowing.[EITAL] Also, 3 'pyro-discos',[ITAL] ditto[EITAL].[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA][ITAL]The University refectory is a bit like a motorway service station with food to match, but more reasonable prices[EITAL]. On the other hand, the Union caters for student tastes at Harvey's and the Snack Bar, and McCarthy's does popular veggie eats. There's also the restaurant in the Arts centre, a coffee bar in the library and a few other outlets on campus. Or there's Coventry (see [ULNE]Coventry University[EULNE]) and a host of[ITAL] olde worlde[EITAL] cafes at Kenilworth and Leamington. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs in Leamington: Caesars; Freddi's; Punjab; Balti Towers (arf, arf). In Kenilworth: The Clarendon Arms; George Rafters.[EITAL]
