Make this the centerpiece of a leisurely date night in Berkeley's blossoming downtown arts district. After dinner at one of the many fine restaurants in the area (think Gather or Ippuku), stroll over to Berkeley's acclaimed non-profit Aurora Theatre Company for further inspiration. With a mission to "provide a nurturing environment for theatre artists and artisans to produce and develop plays that place a high value on substance, intelligence, and craft," the theater is widely recognized as one of the best in the Bay Area. The 2011-12 series hasn't been announced yet, but in the remainder of the current season you could enjoy Tennessee Williams' Eccentricities of a Nightingale in April and May or Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis in June or July. To learn more, visit: http://www.auroratheatre.org/