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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
I hursday September 6, 1973
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By GLORIA JANE SMITH
After a few months (or weeks
or even hours) of T.G.s, dorm
mixers and quaddie keggers, stu-
dents here often feel the need-
often the desperate need-to get
out from under University rafters
and into the community for a bit
of entertainment and a few in-
ebriated jollies.
Where do they go? They hit
the local bars for live music
(everything from bluegrass and
blues to rock 'n roll and bubble-
gum) and some potent brew
(everything from the finest of
wines to local beer on tap).
They seek out bars that offer
mellow atmospheres amiable to
quiet conversation, bars where
they can sit back and listen to
the pounding rhythms, of live
music and bars with dance floors
for some "ass-kicking" action.
Unlike most college campuses,
Ann Arbor supports no "student
bars" per se (that is, no bars
that cater entirely to the student
population). There is, however,
a small cluster of bars that draw
heavily from the University cam-
pus, reflecting the moods and
desires of a fairly heterogeneous
community.
MR. FLOOD'S PARTY-offers
a relatively surrealistic visual
experience like no other to be
found in town. The bar sports a
"museum' of hanging stained-
glass windows, Tiffany lamps,
stuffed moose heads, vintage
family portraits-even a Ruben-
esque painting, a statue of an
angel with American flag in hand,
an antique juke box, and a time-
worn barber chair.
. The bar (owner Ned Duke pre-
fers to call it a "club") was
originally opened for "beatniks
who had no place to go." In those
early days, the quiet strains of
folk music, and occasionally some
blues, flowed through the small
bar that when filled seats about
100 people.
Today, although the bar hasn't
turned to heavy rock (not yet
anyway), loud vibrations of blue-
grass and country music (about
75 per cent local musicians) can
be heard six nights a week and
on Sunday afternoons.
BLIND PIG-offers a mellower
atmosphere. Quiet conversation
drifts through its upstairs room
where dainty crocheted curtains
cover windows and candles slowly
melt down aged wine bottles
onto small circular tables. Down-
stairs, the decor remains plain
and simple, but live musicians
can be heard playing jazz, blues
or classical music six nights a
week.
Opened just a year ago on
Apr. 1, the Pig was originally
conceived of as a wine shop,
explains co-owner Tom Isaia.
"Jerry (Co-owner Jerry Del
Giudice) and I had spent some
time in Europe and we realized
that Ann Arbor needed a bar with
European flavor." A connois-
seur's selection of imported wines
and bread and cheeses (beer too)
are served.
PRETZEL BELL-Perhaps one
of the oldest bars in Ann Arbor
(opened in 1934 immediately fol-
lowing the repeal of Prohibition),
Clint Castors Pretzel Bell offers
a fairly traditional collegiate at-
mosphere. Remnants from the
"good old days" cover the walls
reminders that there once
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ous for its "Det Burgers" and
a tipasto salads, the Del Rio
offers a mellow atmosphere con-
ducive to quiet conversation.
BIMBO'S-With fwanging ban-
jos backing loud group sing-
alongs of old-time tunes, the fare
at Bimbo's is Gay Nineties. Pea-
nut shucks on the floor and por-
traits of Laurel and Hardy and
W.C. Fields on the walls, the bar
features live music and movies
from days long past.
MACKINAC JACK'S-a recent
member to the Bimbo's chain,
this bar offers live music and
dancing in a logger's camp at-
mosphere complete w i t h rest
rooms m a r k e d "does" and
"bucks."
THE SCENE - a semi-disco-
theque and night club. Lights are
low to accentuate swirling blobs
of electronic color on the walls
and a psychedelic dance floor.
Music here is loud, but not live.
FRASER'S-your typical "col-
legiate" bar, not conducive to
quiet conversation. Offers pinball
and other game machines and a
real live color T.V.
After you've run down this list,
you may want to check out
Flick's, the Old Town, the Flame,
the Odyssey, and many of the
other local bars. You may even
want to venture into nearby Ypsi-
lanti for the Underground and
Bimbo's there. The Ann Arbor
area offers a wide selection of
bars to suit just about every pos-
sible taste. Get out and find your
favorite. Enjoy! Imbibe!
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fare with one or two perennial
campus hits, (2001, If . .)
sprinkled on for good measure.
One plus in the group's favor:
they charge 75c admission, 25c
less than most other regular film
organizations. UAC - Mediatrics
shows their films in Nat. Sci.
Aud. on weekends.
OTHER (CAMPUS MOVIES
Various University organizations
occasionally show films. The
groups range from the University
Rugby Club to the Law School to
different dorm councils. Prices
are usually cheap. The best way
to find out about any and all
films on campus is simply to con-
sult The Daily or the University
Record. It's also a good idea to
pick up copies of the regular
campus movie groups' schedules,
usually available at Centicore
Bookstores, at registration, or at
the movie showings themselves.
COMMERCIAL THEATRES-It
would be grossly unfair to local
movie managers not to say a
word about the decent job they
are doing in bringing films here,
The four theatres close to cam-
pus-the State, Michigan, Cam-
pus, and Fifth Forum-all offer
one bargain matinee weekly. This
has enabled students here to see
such things as The Godfather and
Frenzy for 75c very shortly after
these films have had their world
premieres. Most important films
do come to Ann Arbor eventually,
some not as quickly as others.
We even have a U.S. premiere
once in a while (though almost
always f of i n e p t 1 y executed,
Forum both bring almost all of
though liberal-minded films).
The Campus and the Fifth
the foreign movies here, and oc-
casionally have revivals of older
films in double bills. The State
and Michigan bring most of the
first-run American movies.
And if you've got a car, it's
worth looking into what's playing
at the Fox Village (an hour walk
from campus) and the Wayside.
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was a time on campus when
school spirit was high and when
the captain of the football team
sent young coeds swooning.
While one room, complete with
a crackling fireplace in winter,
offers .a rather "romantic" atmo-
sphere, and a second room usual-
ly serves as a sedate dining area,
the main room up front features
live bluegrass music four nights
jweekly.
VILLAGE BELL-Also Castor
domain, this Bell comes closest
to being considered a "student
bar." Located less than rWo
blocks from the Engin Arch, it
attracts a percentage of Univer-
sity people larger than any other
bar.
Noted for its plushly carpeted
ceilings, the Village Bell offers
no live entertainment, but a com-
fortable place for conversation
and singing those good old soror-
ity and fraternity cheers.
DEL RIO-a quiet, dimly-lit
bar, the Del Rio offers one of
the wildest collections of stereo
tapes to be heard in town, as
well as live jazz music on Sunday
evenings. Ornate plaster designs
are in evidence on the black
walls which compliment intricate
carvings on many of the bar's
high-back, wooden chairs. Fam-
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