There's a fair amount of nightlife and cultural events in Avignon: the Opéra, on place de l'Horloge (tel 04.90.82.81.40), mounts a good range of productions; Le Chêne Noir, 8bis rue Ste-Catherine (tel 04.90.86.58.11), is a theatre company worth seeing, with mime, musicals or Molière on offer; and plenty of classical concerts are performed in churches, usually for free.For live music, AJMI Jazz Club, La Manutention, rue Escalier-Ste-Anne (tel 04.90.86.08.61), hosts live jazz every Thursday night and features major acts and some adventurous new groups. The café La Tache d'Encre, rue Tarasque (tel 04.90.85.97.13; closed Sun) presents local theatre performances. Gay venues include L'Esclave Bar, 12 rue du Limas (daily 10.30pm–5am; shows Wed & Sun), a bar and disco popular with gay men, and The Cage, a club in the gare routière building, with a gay and lesbian clientele. To find out what's on, get hold of the tourist office's free bimonthly calendar Rendez-Vous. They may also have the weekly arts, events and music magazine César (also free), which is otherwise found in arts centres.
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