Short films, salsa steps and stellar advice

Celebrate 25 years of Rust at a three-hour open bar. Enjoy free beer, shots and cocktails with music by Mames Babegenush and selected DJs. After the reception the doors open to everyone (Guldbergsgade 8, Cph N; Feb 27, 20:00-23:00; sign up on Facebook event required; meetup.com)
 

Play popular card game ‘Magic: The Gathering’ with both Danes and internationals. You get six booster packs for your tournament deck. There will be prizes for the winner of the tournament. Snacks included (Aalborg University Copenhagen, AC Meyers Vænge 15, room 1,001, Sydhavn; Feb 21, 12:00-19:00, from 85kr; sign up ida.dk)
 

Discover how the Danish housing market and banking works. Find out what to avoid when renting or buying and learn about available financing options. There will be descriptions of the districts of Copenhagen – one might just tickle your fancy (International House, Gyldenløvesgade 11, Cph V; Feb 24, 17:00-19:00; sign up ihcph.kk.dk)
 

Find out what the current trends are among European short films  and attend presentations from three major players in this industry (Copenhagen Shortfilm Festival, Husets Biograf, Magstræde 13, Cph K; Feb 19-22; from 50kr; csff.dk)
 

Take an erratic and psychedelic musical journey with Alpha Male at the Buckminster Fuller-inspired, urban greenhouse Dome of Visions (Søren Kierkegaards Plads, Cph K; Feb 21, 20:00; free adm; domeofvisions.dk)
 

A knowledge of basic steps is not required as there will be a salsa instructor, and neither is a partner as they are rotated (Café Cadeau, HC Ørsteds Vej 28, Frederiksberg; Feb 26, 19:00-21:00; newmoves.dk)

 




  • World Cup in Ice Hockey will face off in Herning

    World Cup in Ice Hockey will face off in Herning

    As in 2018, Denmark will co-host the Ice Hockey World Championship. And once again, Herning and Jyske Bank Boxen will be the hosts. Denmark is in Pool B and starts tonight with a match against the USA, which, given the political tensions between the two countries, may be an icy affair.

  • 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.

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