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Ina Bilic

Dec 16, 2016

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)

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)

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)

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)

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