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When you need piles of noodles without spending piles of cash, make Lantern your date spot. This Thai restaurant has a casual and warm vibe with long, simple tables, muted colors, and swinging lantern lights set to a dim glow. The menu has everything you would expect from a Thai place—pad Thai, Massaman curry, pineapple fried rice—and prices that you couldn’t ask to be better. To help with the spice (or with the conversation) they serve up bright and refreshing cocktails with fun flavors like lychee mojitos or guava martinis.

Prepared to be moved by an incredible show produced by the Theater of War, which aims to pair works both classic and contemporary with current social justice issues to encourage conversation and understanding through art. Actors perform dramatic readings of work while accompanied by a musical chorus of police, citizens, and activists coming together to share a message. The show is free but requires an RSVP. See what's coming up on their calendar here.