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swizzle bar & nightclub listings poker, no pool table — but the Juke Joint specializes in live music. Also, play live blackjack six nights a week. Karaoke, Darts. ELDORADO 3000 W. 11th Ave. 683-4580. [NEIGHBORHOOD] All ages poker house and restaurant with indoor smoking room and open grill inside to cook steaks. Card games every night. Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm. $1.75 domestics, $2.75 micros, $2.50 well drinks.10 am-2 am daily. Pool, Video Games, Lottery Games, TV, DJs, Karaoke. EUGENE CITY BREWERY 844 Olive St. 345-4155. [NEIGHBORHOOD] More than 25 Rogue brews on tap, including those made by award-winning local brewer Trevor Howard, who’s racked up more than 17 medals for his Track Town ales. Menu includes Kobe beef burgers and tasty fish and chips, but it isn’t cheap: if all you need is a snack to absorb your beers, don’t pass up the delicious buffalo chips (even tastier with bleu cheese for dipping!). Specials: Happy meals 11am-2pm M-F: a pint of beer and a toy for $2 with any meal. Bingo at 7:30 pm Wednesdays and trivia with Mr. Bill Fridays at 8 pm. 11 am-12 am Su-Th, 11 am-1 am Fr & Sa. Outdoor Seating, TV, Lottery Games. FATHOMS BAR 790 E. 14th Ave (below Pegasus Pizza). 349-0765. [NEIGHBORHOOD, SPORTS BAR] Small, intimate bar with great Pegasus Pizza. Next to the UO, Fathoms’ scene is students and people looking for a good time. $2.50 well drinks all the time. Specials: Tu: $5.95 Pizza ‘n’ Brew (mini two-topping pizza with domestic beer; $6.95 with microbrew). $1.50 wells and domestics from 8:30 pm-9:30 pm daily. 5 pm-2 am M-Sa. Pool, TV, Pinball, Video Games. GOOD TIMES CAFE & BAR 375 E. 7th Ave. 484-7181. [NEIGHBORHOOD, SPORTS BAR] Sports bar by day, service industry hangout at night, college kids on the weekend. 36 taps, 5 pool tables, outside patio, full bar and 14 big screen TVs. Specials: Su & M: free pool; T: blues jam and $2.50 wells 9pm-midnight.11 am-2:30 am daily. Pool, Video Games, Lottery Games, Outdoor Seating, Live Music, TV, Pinball. HIGH STREET BREWERY & CAFE 1243 High St. 345-4905. [NEIGHBORHOOD] It can be hard to get a seat in this comfy, welcoming brewpub-in-a-house on a weekend night, but always worth it for those burg- ers, tater tots, surprisingly filling salads and pitchers of McMenamin’s beer. 11 am-1 am M-Sa, noon-midnight Su. Outdoor Seating. [AVERAGE JOE, NEIGHBORHOOD] Laid-back local bar with generously sized smoking patios in front and back. Cool staff with diverse musical tastes from Johnny Cash & DJ Spooky to Scissor Sisters and The Replacements. Stiff drinks fast. Great tattoos on most of the staff and half of the customers. Voted Best Bar Food and Best Happy Hour in the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 EW Best of Eugene readers’ polls — and bartender Ty Connor won Best Bartender in the 2007-2008 poll, though his award plaque, if we read it right, seems to say “Captain Barnacle” these days... Happy Hour: 11:30am-9pm daily. $2.50 wells, $5 well doubles, .75 off call drinks, $2 PBR, $2.25 domestics, $3.25 micros. 10pm-2:30am $5.75 well doubles. Super Happy Hour: 4pm-5pm, $1.25 domestics and $2.25 micros. Daily food specials. Free pool until 10pm every day, and all day Su & M. 11:30 am-2:30 am daily. Pool, Darts, Video Games, Outdoor Seating, TV, Pinball. INDIGO DISTRICT 1290 Oak St. 434-6553. www.myspace.com/indigodistrict [DANCE CLUB] 8,000 square feet of clubbing featuring live music and/or DJs We-Sa. Multiple bars, good selection of beers on tap and no cover dance par- ties every weekend. Low-lit ambiance and rotating art decorate the space, which is often filled with dancing college students who made the short trek down 13th. 9 pm-2:30 am M-Sa. Pool, DJs. JACKALOPE LOUNGE 453 Willamette St. 485-1519. www.jackalopelounge.com [NEIGHBORHOOD, SPORTS BAR] Comfy sports bar with a good number of beers on tap, friendly bartenders and more TVs than you can shake a stick at. Burger or bratwurst & brew on Monday; Monday nights also offer Guitar Hero and Rock Band competitions starting at 8 pm. 11 am-2:30 am daily. Pool, Darts, Video Games, Lottery Games, Pinball, TV, Outdoor Seating, Wifi. JAMESON’S 710 Willamette. 343-0224. [DANCE CLUB, SPORTS BAR] Great drink specials and a dance club on Fridays and Saturdays when Jogger’s becomes Motion Nightclub. Joggers boasts some of the best lights in Eugene, great sound system and DJ Ty, a veteran DJ with many years of experience and a massive music library mixed to perfec- tion every night. Specials: M: Workin’ Man Blues Jam: $2.50 wells, pints, wine 4pm until close; Tu: $2 middle shelf drinks, beer pints, wine; W: Mug Club, $1 beer pints 3pm-close; Th: Burger & Brew $5 4pm-11pm; F: $2.50 Vodka Lemonade, Long Islands, Sex on the Beach, Buttery Nipples; Sa: 2 for 1 Vodka Lemonade, Long Islands, Sex on the Beach, Buttery Nipples. 11:00 am-2 am M-Sa, 4 pm- 2 am Su. DJs. JOHN HENRY’S 77 W. Broadway. 342-3358. www.johnhenrysclub.com [AVERAGE JOE, DANCE CLUB, LIVE MUSIC] Scene changes every night of the week but most nights, John Henry’s has a mixed crowd. Wide variety of events from ‘80s dance night to burlesque show. National and international bands — as well as a good array of locals — cross the small black stage. Friendly staff and cool t-shirts. No happy hour, but reasonably priced drinks all the time. Voted Best Place to Shake Your Booty and Best Pickup Joint/Meat Market in the 2006-2007 EW Best of Eugene readers’ poll, and Best Place to Meet a One-Night Stand in the 2007-2008 poll. (Sunday night’s John Henry’s Broadway Revue also picked up Best Burlesque Troupe.) Pool, Video Games, Lottery Games, Live Music, Pinball, DJs. LATITUDE 21 JIMMY MAC’S OVERTIME GRILL 1099 Chambers. 344-6475. www.ringoffirerestaurant.com [LOUNGE] Full menu until close, full bar and friendly staff. The specialty cocktails aren’t too shabby, either: the Chili Margarita was voted Best House Drink in the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 EW Best of Eugene readers’ polls. 11 am-midnight M-Th, 11 am-1 am F & Sa, 12 pm-midnight Su. Lottery Games. 390 E. 40th Ave. 485-4304. [NEIGHBORHOOD, SPORTS BAR] With plenty of pool tables and pinball machines, Highlands is a great place to get a pint or a pitcher and watch a Ducks game. Wide selection of beers on tap. Pool, TV, Pinball. HORSEHEAD BAR JO FEDERIGO’S HOUR HOUSE 99 W. Broadway. 683-3154. JOGGER’S BAR AND GRILL 115 W. Broadway. 485-9913. [LOUNGE] A warm, stylish, often packed (at least on the weekends) bar free of TV and other visual distractions. Shoot pool, talk to friends and partake in the bar’s selection of Scotch, Irish and American whiskeys. The padded, massive bar is a great place to perch and people-watch in between rounds of darts, and the high-backed booths are just right for a place like this. Happy Hour: 4pm-9pm daily. $2.50 wells, micros and Stella Artois, $1.50 PBR, $3.25 Guinness impe- rial pints, free pool. 4 pm-2:30 am daily. Pool, Outdoor Seating, Darts. 770 S. Bertelsen. 342-5028. [AVERAGE JOE, NEIGHBORHOOD] Good food for good prices, great service, cold beer and great soups. Diverse clientele. 25-cent pool tables. Breakfast 7 am-11 am M-F and 7 am-3 pm Sa & Su. Happy Hour: 7am-9am and 4pm-7pm daily; 11pm-midnight weekdays. $2 domestic drafts, $3.25 micro and well drinks. Specials: Th: Westside Blues Jam 8pm-1am; Sunday Services - $1.25 domestic drafts, $2.35 micros 7am-5pm. 7 am-2 am daily. Pool, Video Games, Lottery Games, Outdoor Seating, Live Music, TV, Pinball, Horseshoes. HIGHLANDS BREW PUB [LIVE MUSIC] Grand reopening weekend starts March 20. Completely reno- vated and ready to roll, with new digs, new eats and a new scene. Downstairs has received “a rejuvenating facelift” with a new bar and baby grand piano. A clean, modern and intimate venue promoting live music and the artists who create it. 4 pm-2 am daily. Outdoor Seating. 259 E. 5th Avenue. 343-8488. www.jofederigos.com 21 W. 6th Ave. 338-9000. [LIVE MUSIC, NEIGHBORHOOD] The former Joe’s Bar & Grill space now has a setup that allows for live music in one of the two rooms. A diverse menu features Jamaican dishes. Polynesian, Italian, Southern and American entrées. 11 am-2:30 am M-F, 8 am-2:30 am Sa & Su. Pool, Lottery Games, TV, Outdoor Seating, Darts, Video Games, Pinball, DJs. LAVA LOUNGE & RING OF FIRE LAVELLE WINE BAR & BISTRO 296 E. 5th Ave. 338-9875. [LIVE MUSIC, LOUNGE] Owned and operated by LaVelle Vineyards, a local winery. Wine tastings during the day and small, tasty menu served evenings, with live music 5:30 pm-8:30 pm F & Sa. Noon-6 pm Su, noon-8 pm M-Th, noon-9 pm F & Sa. WINK + KINK Eugene Weekly will soon be launching a fun, brand new, totally local personals site. 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