| The Suburbanite's Primer for a Night Out Downtown Every city in Central Pennsylvania has a long list of fun bars with great live music; for information on band performances, check out MODE Weekly’s Agenda event calendar on pages 14-23. Our Agenda will also clue you in to events in the region’s city parks; such events are most often free and perfect for a summer evening. For a theatrical experience, preceded or followed up by a great meal, cocktail, or even cup of coffee and dessert (from easy to hard on the wallet), here are some suggestions to get the uninitiated off to a great start at discovering our downtowns: Live Entertainment: Carlisle: The Carlisle Regional Performing Arts Center (258-0666); Rubendall Recital Hall (243-5121) Harrisburg: Open Stage (232-6736); Rose Lehrman Arts Center (231-7673); Whitaker Center for Science & the Arts (221-8201 or THE BOX at 214-ARTS) Lancaster: The Ann & Richard Barshinger Ctr for Musical Arts (399-3003); Fulton Opera House (397-7425); Theatre of the Seventh Sister (396-7764) York: The Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center (846-1155)Restaurants: Carlisle: Empire, Eclectic/Fusion 258-4888 The Gaslight Grille, American 960-1000 Market Cross Pub, English 258-1254 Piatto, Italian 249-9580 Appalachian Brewing Company American and microbrewery 221-1080 50 N. Cameron St. Firehouse, Eclectic/Fusion 234-6064 Nick’s 1014 Café, American 238-8844 Garrason’s Tavern, American 232-2028 The Golden Sheaf, Continental 237-6400 Maxwell’s Parkside Café, Passage to India, Indian 233-1202 Pol-i-tesse, French 236-2048 Scott’s Grille, American 234-7599 Stock’s on Second, Eclectic/Fusion 233-6699 Zephyr Express, Calif. Cuisine 257-1328 The Belvedere Inn, Eclectic/Fusion 394-2422 402 N. Queen St. Gallo Rosso, Italian 392-5616, 337 Gibraltar, Mediterranean 397-2790 Jethro’s Restaurant & Bar, J-M’s Bistro & Pub, French 392-5656 The Loft, French/American 299-0661 Market Fare Rest., American 299-7090 The Pressroom, American 399-5400 Thyme & Seasons Café, Blue Moon Café, French 854-6664 361 W. Market St. The Commonwealth Room, The Left Bank Restaurant & Bar, Sam & Tony’s Pasta House, Neat and Casual: Carlisle: The Back Door Café, Mediterranean 249-4310 156 W. High St. Lupita’s, Mexican 240-1226 Hamilton Restaurant and Lounge, Da Pits Chicago Grill, Ribs 233-7487 2101 N. Second St. Garden Viet. Rest., Vietnamese 238-9310 Mexico Lindo, Mexican 232-1370 Midtown Tavern, American 236-5783 Pep Grill, American 236-6403 Second St. Wok, Chinese 233-8566 The Spot, Diner 234-5271 Avenue’s/McFly’s, American 299-3456 10 S. Prince St. Carlos and Charlie’s, Mexican 399-1912 Lancaster Malt Brewing Co. Molly’s Pub, Pub fare 396-0225 Neptune Diner, American, Greek 399-8358 Quip’s Pub, British pub 397-3903 Strawberry Hill Rest., American 393-5544 York: Brick House Brew Pub, Italian/pub fare and microbrewery 757-3100 3320 E. Market St. Cobblestone’s Restaurant & Sports Fat Daddy’s, Pub fare 755-8843
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