Nightlife in Jasper

Owner George Wade wants Steve's Cue and Grill to be a place where regulars and newbies mingle, knock back a few, and clink pool balls on one of the bar's 14 pool tables. As another stripe drives into the corner pocket, bar tables populate with 1/3-pound burgers, chili-slathered hot dogs, and platefuls of nachos and crispy fried appetizers. Guests can savor a philly steak sub or a spicy buffalo-chicken sandwich on the enclosed outdoor patio, peruse the eatery's retail billiards supplies, or surf the free WiFi for variations on the spelling of Steve, such as Stefan, Stephen, and Earl.

The Kinesthetic Cue Dance Club's instructors coach novice and experienced dancers in ballroom, Latin, and swing dance styles. Private lessons pair a sure-footed teacher with either an individual or a couple, helping to refine technique and posture with personalized instruction on styles ranging from rumba to foxtrot. Throughout the week, 50-minute group classes explore various dances, with Monday sessions for beginning students, Thursday sessions for intermediate dancers, and Friday sessions for extras from West Side Story. The more advanced group classes assume that attendees are familiar with the basic steps and begin to introduce floor-management techniques as well as leading and following skills. The studio also hosts a weekly dance party, where pupils mingle with the other students, the class instructors, and the neighborhood choreographers in an alcohol- and smoke-free environment while practicing their newly learned skills.:m]]

Fried Alabama-grown green tomatoes encrusted in cornmeal are a golden start to a journey through Southern favorites with European touches on The J. Clyde's dinner menu. The caprese stacks Italian standards (fresh tomato and mozzarella) with Southern flavors (fried okra and pancetta), while entrees ($8–$23) such as grilled grouper, steak au poivre, and Bavarian sausage further satisfy appetites for culinary adventure. Order off the comfort-food-filled pub menu (with items ranging from $5 to $12) to sup on steak and eggs or customizable pizza.

Jumpstart dinner with an order of Mrs. Lovett's meat pies, pastry rounds packed with onion, rosemary, and minced roast beef ($4.25). Traditionalists sup on hearty plates such as bangers and mash (roasted sausage stacked atop mashed potatoes and smothered with red-wine gravy and onions, $11.50) or boxtey (potato balls mixed with Dubliner cheese and Black Forest ham, $10.50). Vegetarians can opt for the banshee, a grilled portabella cap topped with cheddar and served on a yeast bun with chips ($9.75). Guzzle a chocolate Guinness milkshake ($6.50) for dessert.

Rare Martini promotes a lively joie de vivre with live entertainment, tasty drinks, and a menu of fresh tuna steaks, savory sliders, and shareable sides. A stylish color scheme of muted vermilion surrounds guests as they casually sip delicious cocktails by the cozy fireplace, or teach group hokey pokey lessons on the spacious, colorfully lit dance floor. A regular revue of live acts, including bands, DJs, comics, and karaoke, keeps crowds entertained as they savor the tastes of upscale pub cuisine and mingle with Rare Martini's crowd of young, energetic regulars.