Coming up Soon: Calling all snappers, sketchers and script readers!

Give a new life to old photos that have been long forgotten on your laptop and process them together with other avid photographers at Aftershoot Café. And learn some tips while you compare notes (Sankt Peders Stræde 1, Cph K; Sat 18 Oct, 13:00; join event at meetup.com)

Head to the stables at Valby Bakke for a once-in-a-lifetime experience: the christening of a horse. This traditional ritual has been taking place at the Carlsberg Brewery’s stables for almost 200 years. Visit Carlsberg will provide all visitors with a free drink (Gamle Carlsberg Vej 11, Cph V; Sun 19 Oct, 12:00-13:00; free adm; visitcarlsberg.dk)

Copenhagen Cinema Club is organising an Italian-themed evening where you can learn to cook a few dishes and watch the classic film ‘Il Postino’. The evening will begin with a cooking workshop so come dressed to impress in the kitchen (TBA; Sat 18 Oct, 16:00; for details and prices please join event at meetup.com)

Cycling and beer are a classic Danish partnership so why not join this mountain biking trip through the countryside that ends with a visit to a local brewery. All you need is a bike, proper clothes, the energy for up to four hours of biking and the love of a good hearty beer (Stationsvej 5, Værløse; Sun 19 Oct, 12:00; join event at meetup.com)

The concept is easy: sit down with the Copenhagen Theatre Circle for a script reading, trying out different characters as you go. If you’ve always wanted to act, but never dared, grab this chance (The Globe, Nørregade 45, Cph K; Mon 20 Oct, 20:00; join event at meetup.com)

Attend this first ever meeting for sketchers. It is an opportunity to gain inspiration from other creative minds and a great selection of sculptures in the museum itself (Glyptoteket Museum, Dantes Plads 7, Cph V; Sun 19 Oct, 14:00; join event at meetup.com)

 

 





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