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■ Last call Diverse Eugene crowd gets low with Joe every night of the week Joe's Bar and Grill keeps it mellow with mixed up music and theme nights BY AMY UCHTY SENIOR PULSE REPORTER Although it's located next to Eugene hot spot The Jungle, Joe's Bar and Grill seems far removed from the wild tan gle of drunk college students and is surprisingly low-key and mellow. Joe's Bar and Grill provides a touch of diver sity through the assorted theme nights and digital jukebox that plays every thing from Afroman to Jimmy Buffett and Butthole Surfers to Hanson. The first song I heard while enter ing Joe's was "Crash" by Dave Matthews Band, which cast a laid back vibe throughout the establish ment, but then "Candy Shop" by 50 Cent came on and the vibe quickly turned in the opposite direction; this seems to personify the diverse crowd found inside. From students popping in to get a breather from The Jungle to a hus band and wife celebrating their an niversary dressed in a tuxedo and evening gown, Joe's Bar and Grill caters to a wide variety of people. The bar and restaurant seems to acknowl edge its ability to attract many differ ent types of people; it regularly hosts theme nights throughout the week. Body Modification Mondays give those with tattoos or body piercings a dollar off their drinks. Hip-Hop Tues days draw in a younger crowd as hip hop blasts from the jukebox and well drinks are only $1. PBR Wednesdays celebrate those with a love for Pabst Blue Ribbon by selling PBR for just$1 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Grateful Thurs FUJICOLOR |p R 0 C E S S I H G. I M c l PHOTO SPECIALS April 4 - April 10 REPRINTS AND ENLARGEMENTS From full-frame, 35mm color negatives. 3x5 6 for 96$ 4x6 5 for $1.00 5x7 2 for $1.50 8x10 1 for $1.50 8x12 1 for $1.50 Please allow up to 3-5 working days for 3x5 and 4x6 prints, 5-10 working days for 5x7, 8x10 and 8x1 2 prints. UOBookstore.com UNIVERSITY OF OREGON BOOKSTORE Oregon Daily Emerald. A campus tradition—over 100 years of publication. Jason Cannon, bartender at Joe's Bar and Grill, refills a patron's beer Saturday night. Kate Horton | Photographer days change the crowd to devoted deadheads, who get $1 off their draft beers. Fridays and Saturdays are up in the air: On those nights it's Bartender's Choice. Microbrews and well drinks are discounted for ladies, no matter the time or day of the week. According to bartender Jason Can non, Fridays and Saturdays are a mix ture of all the crowds that come in during the week because Joe's pro vides an atmosphere where everyone feels comfortable. There are four pool tables throughout the establishment and booths big enough to comfortably seat at least six. There is also a back bar at Joe's, connected to and yet separated from the main bar, that pro vides a more intimate setting. Although the name is Joe's Bar and Grill, the restaurant is not owned by the same person. "We rent out the kitchen so we don't have to endure the costs of having a kitchen staff," Cannon said. "Also, it gives someone a chance to get their restaurant going and devel op a clientele without having to own a full business." The restaurant currently found in side Joe's, which Cannon says has yetto be named, provides a wide se lection of typical barfoods, including cheap appetizers such as mozzarella sticks, beer battered "0 Rings," french fries, chicken wings, mini bur ritos and "The Very Large Nachos," which comes with salsa, black beans, sour cream, guacamole and chicken or beef for less than $7. Burgers are also on the menufor$6to $7. Dishes such as a grilled chicken sandwich and a basket of wings and fries are also available. When in the mood for a quieter bar experience in Eugene, Joe's Bar and Grill is a great place to check out. Joe's provides options for lots of dif ferent types of people, which is fitting in a town like Eugene. amylichty@dailyemerald.com The Oregon Humanities Center and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art present Thi* talive Journey of Morris (Jravos CU ES FROM THE JORII^jSIIISITZER Ml SEIM OF ART COLLECTION Morris Graves (1910~2001), American, Bird in Moonlight,1939, watercolor on paper, Nancy Wilson-Ross collection, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, 1986 115. (Original in color.) a slide lecture by noted art critic More Wolff Friday, April 8, 2005, 7:30 p.m., 100 Willamette Hall This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, or for disability accommodations, call (541) 346-3934. Generous support for this program was provided by Roger Hall EO/AA/ADA institution committed to cuttuial diversity. o UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
