Coming up Soon: Raised voices, revolutionary beers and requited passions

The Danish Press Photo of the Year 2015 Exhibition comes to a close this Saturday at the Black Diamond. Don’t miss the chance to marvel at last year’s memorable moments (until April 16, 10:00-19:00, Søren Kierkegaards Plads 1, Cph K, 40kr; kb.dk)


Øl, øl, øl! Prepare to quench your thirst for beer and knowledge at the National Museum. The event includes the chance to mix beer cocktails and a beer-themed comedy film ‘BeerFest’ (April 15, 16:30-22:00; Ny Vestergade 10, Cph K; free adm; natmus.dk)


It’s time to salsa! Let loose your Latin passion and enjoy salsa and delicious food. Dancers of all levels are welcome to dance by the water and celebrate the arrival of the long-awaited spring! (April 16, 18:00-02:00; Trangravsvej 8, Cph K; free adm; copenhagenstreetfood.dk)


he Round Tower will once again host events to celebrate International World Voice Day. Enjoy performances, workshops, lectures, a 7pm concert and experience your voice in many different ways (April 16, 10:00-17:00; Købmagergade 52A, Cph K; 25kr; rundetaarn.dk)


For clubbers and those in the mood for love, download dating app Krown and attend its launch party at night club Hive. There’s a free bar from 22:00-24:00. (April 16, 22:00-04:00; Skindergade 45, Cph K; show the app on your phone to enter)


Dome of Visions will host the release party for the music video ‘Hungry Vaginas’ – a study of female desire and pleasure (April 15, 20:00-23:55; Søren Kierkegaards Pl, Cph K; free adm; domeofvisions.dk)




  • Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    Diplomatic tensions between US and Denmark after spying rumors

    A Wall Street Journal article describes that the US will now begin spying in Greenland. This worries the Danish foreign minister, who wants an explanation from the US’s leading diplomat. Greenlandic politicians think that Trump’s actions increase the sense of insecurity

  • Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    Diplomacy meets Westeros: a dinner with the King, Queen – and Jaime Lannister

    What do King Frederik X, Queen Mary, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and Jaime Lannister have in common? No, this isn’t the start of a very specific Shakespeare-meets-HBO fanfiction — it was just Wednesday night in Denmark

  • Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    Huge boost to halt dropouts from vocational education

    For many years, most young people in Denmark have preferred upper secondary school (Gymnasium). Approximately 20 percent of a year group chooses a vocational education. Four out of 10 young people drop out of a vocational education. A bunch of millions aims to change that

  • Beloved culture house saved from closure

    Beloved culture house saved from closure

    At the beginning of April, it was reported that Kapelvej 44, a popular community house situated in Nørrebro, was at risk of closing due to a loss of municipality funding

  • Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    Mette Frederiksen: “If you harm the country that is hosting you, you shouldn’t be here at all”

    With reforms to tighten the rules for foreigners in Denmark without legal residency, and the approval of a reception package for internationals working in the care sector, internationals have been under the spotlight this week. Mette Frederiksen spoke about both reforms yesterday.

  • Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Tolerated, but barely: inside Denmark’s departure centers

    Currently, around 170 people live on “tolerated stay” in Denmark, a status for people who cannot be deported but are denied residency and basic rights. As SOS Racisme draws a concerning picture of their living conditions in departure centers, such as Kærshovedgård, they also suggest it might be time for Denmark to reinvent its policies on deportation

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