US Independence Day barbecue – same day and time, new location!
When: Sat, 6/7, 17:00
Where: Courtyard of Claude Lawson’s home – enter from Urbansgade 5 (near the intersection of Østerbrogade and Jagtvej (Poul Henningsens Plads Metro Station (M3), buses 1A and 23, and Svanemøllen S-train Station)
Cost: DKK 50 per member, plus one guest/family member; pay in cash or by MobilePay on the day
RSVP: by 4/7 to Mary Stewart Burgher (emessbe@yahoo.com), so we know how many to plan for.
Please note! Circumstances mean we have changed the venue for the barbecue again (sorry about that). Now we’re back at Claude Lawson’s, but, as the lovely shady loggia has not yet been rebuilt, we are meeting at 17:00, to minimize sun exposure. Forgive our uncertainty and join us for a lovely early-evening event!
We will celebrate “the 4th of July” on the 6th, asking you to bring your own meat (and/or veg) for the grill in the courtyard of Claude Lawson’s building. The 50DKK cost includes all soft drinks, sauces, snacks, salads; (“bottomless” wine glass available for 20DKK) and disposable dishes, cutlery and cups. (If the weather is truly awful, we will reschedule.)
The courtyard of the building where our host, Claude Lawson, lives is in the process of being renovated. But it still offers a grill, tables and chairs and a convenient toilet, as well as a playground for the little ones. Enter through the large blue door to the courtyard (on Urbansgade 5). Do join us!
Movie group, July
Contact: Mary Stewart Burgher (; emessbe@yahoo.com)
We list the opening date here, so you know when a film becomes available. Then, interested people jointly choose the date, cinema and time for a showing, though we usually see movies on a weekend. We list the final dates and times chosen for each film on the AWC Denmark Coffeeshop.
If you want to join us, contact Mary Stewart, so you can help choose the date, time and cinema in which to see each film. Tickets are cheaper if we book afternoon shows and/or go to local (and more hyggelige) cinemas like the Park Bio, Gentofte Kino and Valby Kino. Join us – we also like to enjoy snacks and conversation together after the show.
July: The modern woman (Maria Montessori)
When: opens 25/7
As the dialogue is in French and Italian, we may need to depend on the Danish subtitles, but I’m sure our movie group can cope with that, and this film looks very interesting.
The action takes place early in the 20th century, where Lili d’Angely lives a glamorous and easy-going life in luxury as a sex worker. But she has a secret: her little daughter has learning difficulties, and Lili has kept the child hidden for many years in fear of ruining her reputation. In desperation, Lili travels to Rome, where she seeks out the young doctor and pioneer, Maria Montessori, who is developing a new and revolutionary learning method. Maria is also hiding a secret herself: an illegitimate son who, like Lili’s daughter, must be kept hidden from the outside world. When Maria one day faces having to choose between her son or her career, the two women join forces to earn a place in the world of men – and make history! To find out more about the movie, see kino.dk or a review in English, with the trailer, here.
Danish on a Sunday at Cinemateket
Also, you can see classic Danish films with English subtitles on two Sundays per month at 14:15 at Cinemateket (the Danish Film Institute). Tickets can be booked and purchased online. Booked tickets must be picked up no later than 45 minutes before the screening. The movies for July–August are:
- Europa, 14/7
- Nightwatch – Demons Are Forever, 4/8
- Mr. Freeman, 11/8
- Viktor Against the World, 25/8
Danish also means Danish pastry! Before each screening, Cinemateket has a special offer on a coffee with Danish pastry (or a piece of cake) at Restaurant SULT at an extra cost of only DKK 40.
Our Secrets Walk, July and August
We have set our summer walks for last weeks of July and August – if you want to come, contact Mary Stewart Burgher (emessbe@yahoo.com, 3050 6356) ASAP to choose the exact dates. Both of these will be loads of fun – do join us.
July – city boardwalk
When: last week of July (day TBD) at 10:30
Where: meet in the back garden of the New Carlsberg Glyptotek on Ved Glyptoteket (accessible by S-train to Copenhagen Central Station and several buses)
Contact: Mary Stewart Burgher (emessbe@yahoo.com, 3050 6356) so we know you are coming
Did you know that Copenhagen has a boardwalk?
Everyone knows the front façade of the Glyptotek, which lies on H.C. Andersen Boulevard and alongside Tivoli. But we’re starting our walk from the less well-known and very delightful back garden. We’ll meet up by the copy of The Thinker (see photo) and then tour the Copenhagen Boardwalk: the wooden walkway and sunning and swimming platforms along the canal outside the Marriott Hotel. We’ll have a nice stroll, maybe as far as Christianshavn or Islands Brygge, with refreshments, and enjoy the day and each other’s company. Join us!
August – Indre By and lunch at Reffen street food on Refshaleøen
When: last week of August (day TBD) at 10:30
Where: meet in the back garden of the New Carlsberg Glyptotek on Ved Glyptoteket
Contact: Mary Stewart Burgher (emessbe@yahoo.com, 3050 6356) so we know you are coming
Our plan for our August stroll is to start in the back garden of Glyptoteket, stroll up through the inner city and then catch a harbor bus (991 or 992) to Refshaløen. There we will each find our lunches at some of the dozens of street food sellers who relocated here from Papirøen. Come for the walk and the food, or just meet us at the harbor bus and have lunch!
Café Craft brunch at Salonen
When: Sat, 13/7 and 3/8 at 10:30
Where: Salonen, 222 Østerbrogade (close to Svanemøllen S-train station and all the buses that go there)
Contact: Mary Stewart Burgher (emessbe@yahoo.com) for further info
Café Craft is for people to meet to chat and craft together on a Saturday, while enjoying a cup of coffee (or tea) and brunch at Salonen. Our only goal is to relax and do our crafts –     –in good company. Any craft project is welcome! Non-crafters also! This group is really lively – feel free to join us whether you are currently working on a craft or not. Café Craft will meet throughout the summer.
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