Coming up Soon: Hendrix, hip swinging and Hark the herald angels sing

Learn salsa and help a good cause. Come to Salsa4Water and swing your hips to classic Latino rhythms. All profits goes to WaterAid to provide clean water and sanitation to the needy (18 Dec, 12:00; VerdensKulturCentret, Nørre Allé 7, Cph N; 40kr for students and 60 kr  for non-students)


Christmas Carols (photo: Istock)
Christmas Carols (photo: Istock)

Join Books & Company for a joyful evening of Christmas Carols led by the founder of the Farnham Youth Choir, David Victor-Smith. All proceeds go to charity (Dec 23, 19:00-21:00, Books & Company, Sofievej 1, Hellerup; 50kr; booksandcompany.dk)


Board games (photo: Istock)
Board games (photo: Istock)

Are you a fan of boardgames? Because on ‘Testing Tuesday’ you can try out new prototypes and share your opinions with like-minded players (Dec 27, 19:00-21:00; Rådhusstræde 13, Cph K; free adm)


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Yul Anderson performing (photo: Facebook)

 

Experience the authentic sounds of Jimmy Hendrix’s legacy enthusiasticly performed by Yul Anderson (Dec 13, 19:00; Cinematheque, Gothersgade 55, Cph K; 200kr, billetlugen.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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