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CHARLOTTE ROOF PARTY

Go upstairs and unwind

Looking for a place to sit back and enjoy the spring weather with a cocktail? Check out these sky-high options that offer beautiful views of the city, away from the noise and exhaust from traffic.

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Ladies, come out to help out your fellow woman. Rockin' with Ribbons will benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation, a national charity dedicated to saving lives and ending breast cancer forever.

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'Narnia' bloated yet stunning

Does it really matter that “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” is untrue to the tone and some significant events in C. S. Lewis' novel?
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IN DINING

Nikko makes sushi so chic

South End favorite expands menu to match its posh new digs on the ground floor of the Pink Building.

Nikko was contemporary nearly a decade ago, and when owner Joanna Nix started with her cowboy hats and boas and sake bombs, people tended to fall into two camps:

DeGeneres, de Rossi engaged after Calif. ruling

Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi are jumping at the chance to get married. DeGeneres announced their engagement during a Thursday taping of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," telling the studio audience the news that the California Supreme Court had struck down state laws against gay marriage.

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IN MUSIC

It pays to be 'Relentless'

Persistence made the difference for Aldean

It's one thing for a young country singer to hear Tim McGraw is a fan, but something else completely to be told he wants you – yeah you, dummy! – to be his opening act on a big summer tour.

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Will 'Iron Man' have a sequel?

Q. I went to see "Iron Man" this weekend. And I was shocked at how much I enjoyed it. Robert Downey was PERFECT for this role. I know it is kinda early but do you see sequel on this one? 05.14.08

Sarah Aarthun

Hot ideas for cool after-hours fun

Ladies, come out to help out your fellow woman. Rockin' with Ribbons will benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation, a national charity dedicated to saving lives and ending breast cancer forever.

Julie York Coppens

'Color Purple' headlines theater season

Disciples of "The Color Purple": Your prayers have been answered.

Richard Maschal

Everyday shapes turned into art

One thing art can do is slow you down. You've got to stop, look, savor.

Steven Brown

Contrasting works create a complementary program

The two pieces are so different that putting them together might seem a little nutty. Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto epitomizes the lyricism and sparkle that are Mendelssohn's trademark. Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" is a chorus-and-orchestra extravaganza that revels in music's primal forces.