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The
David
Grismao
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Robbie Basho
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Sunday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m.
One show in the EMU Ballroom
$5M UO Students S650 General Public
Tickets Available at EMU Main Desk
& Everybody's Records in Eugene and Corvallis
PARK PLACE
Serving light,
affordable dinners
with a selection of
wine and imported
beers.
11 AM-10 PM
Monday -Saturday
and to think we met
through an
ODE PERSONAL
The middle-of-the-waljet date:
Running around in search
of the Ultimate Restaurant
Some cities are great for people
who like to go out and enjoy a
great evening without spending
too much money
Eugene isn't
If you were in Portland this
evening, you and your honey
could rip over to Poncho's for
some incredible Mexican food,
whip down to The Guild for a
classic double feature and make
it back home for less than $15
In Eugene it's a different story
There are lots of expensive res
taurants and a few really cheap
places but you have to work hard
to find a nice inexpensive place to
go for an evening away from the
books
The key is to seek style Avoid
the easy excuses For example
there are a few "campus han
gouts' that everyone's been to a
million times Go someplace else
The Ultimate Place has incredi
ble food, an interesting atmos
phere miniscule prices, and few
people You want to discover a
place and establish yourself as a
regular there before the hordes
know about it
There aren't many Ultimate
Places left undiscovered so most
of us settle for A Great Place A
Great Place has most of the
qualities of The Ultimate Place,
but not quite all of them
Some of the Great Places in
Eugene are
• La Posada—OK, it may look
like the classic seedy Mexican
restaurant (complete with blaring
Mexican dances on a scratchy
P A system), but La Posada has
the best Mexican food in Eugene
When you enter, you're greeted
by a smiling lady who asks “Two
fore deener? Non-smoking9
Chure, we can feet you een " If
you're not crazy about Mexican
rice, you can save a bundle by
ordering from the ala carte side of
the menu
• The Spagetti Warehouse—a
nice, bustling place with low
prices a great atmosphere, and
decent food They are sus
piciously similar to Portland s
Spaghetti Factory, but use moz
zarella cheese (gross') instead of
the Factory's authentic mizithra
(incredible') Nonetheless, the
food is plentiful and pretty cheap
The best possible thing to do at
The Spagetti Warehouse is to ask
the waiter what the special of the
month is They're usually excel
lent and always interesting
There are two things to watch out
for two-for-one coupons the res
taurant occasionally runs, and
your waiter (they tend to disap
pear for half an hour at a time)
• Pizza—There are a number of
really excellent pizza places in
town Everyone already knows
about Sy s. Old Town, Track
Town, and East Broadway But
few people seem to know about
Tino's, a nice, quiet private little
place with huge candlesticks on
each table Their pizza is a cross
between thick and thin, and it's
really something
OK, you've finished eating
Now tor something completely
different Entertainment Eugene
doesn't have any classic movie
theaters, so what can you do
that's unique and interesting'’
Lots Eugene has some great
live theatre for excellent prices
(including the University's own
fine troupe, which is presenting
■'Trojan Women' starting to
night) Tickets are not as expen
sive as you d probably think, and
you can almost always get dis
counts for being a student
So theatre s not your thing
Eugene also has great opera,
symphony, modern dance and
ballet shows at affordable prices
There s almost always someone
playing at Beall Hall for free or a
couple of bucks Why limit
yourself7 Try something out of the
ordinary, and you may find your
self a new interest
Of course there s always a
wide selection of normal movies
to choose from, and plenty of
nightspots to visit If you've got
the time and money, it might be
interesting to go pub-hopping
some evening
If none of these ideas inspire
you, there s another important
alternative Travel Portland the
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While it's not impossible to have a great medium-priced evening in Eugene, It's sometimes easier to
try different climes. A quick drive is fairly cheap, fun, and much more interesting than watching
“Airport ’79” again.
• Heated Pool • Tennis Courts
• Color T.V. • Water Beds
• 106 Rooms • Entertainment
• Lounge • Dining
• Banquet Facilities
5 minutes
north of Eugene
I-5 and Coburg
Exit 199
484-2000
Special
Thanksgiving
Weekend
Rates
Available
2 to 4 days
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683-0874
#7 Coburg Road
Some Restrictions
Must be 21 yrf> or Older