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	Expectant Parents Workshops April 16th 7-8:30pm Ola Baby 28511 3rd Avenue Bay Ridge, Brooklyn www.OlaBaby.com May 21st 7-8:30pm Families First 250 Baltic Street between Court & Clinton www.FamiliesFirstBrooklyn.org Register at Alison@Brooklynbaby.com Sign up now! Taught by the author of City Baby Brooklyn: The Ultimate Guide for Parents from Pregnancy through Preschool--Are you expecting? Wondering what you really need for the new baby? If so, sign up for this Expectant Parenting workshop, which will cover all of the essentials on what to get for your new arrival and where to get it in Brooklyn. There will also be a discussion on what to expect after you bring your baby home, and will address topics such as how to find a lactation consultant, a local mommies group, and tips for surviving the first few weeks. The class also offers you a chance to bond with other expectant parents. The cost is $25 for Expectant Mom only. $40 per couple. Sign up at least a week in advance.
	PAST EVENTS Atlantic Antic Street Fair Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Park Slope. Meet the Author event Book Signing at Book Mark Shoppe in Bensonhurst www.bookmarkshoppe.com City Baby Brooklyn Brunch at Willy Bees City Baby Brooklyn Holiday Happy Hour at Comfort Zone Cafe. www.Comfortzonecafelounge.com Expected Parents Workshop at Families First www.FamiliesFirstBrooklyn.org Expectant Parents Seminar www.OlaBaby.com For publicity inquiries you can contact Alison at: Press@BrooklynBaby.com

	CLICK HERE for these reviews and a list of previous reviews Blip Blop Shop Studio- 718-643-6065 Cell- 347-512-7340 www.blipblopshop.com Hazelwood Children www.hazelwoodchildren.com Sir Hayes www.sirhayes.com Here is a list of a few of my favorite local Brooklyn websites: A Child Grows in Brooklyn www.achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn www.onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.com A Child Grows in Brooklyn www.achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn www.onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.com

Welcome to Brooklyn Baby. In a fast growing city like Brooklyn things are always changing. From new pre-natal yoga classes popping up at Brooklyn yoga studios to parent happy hours sprouting up across the borough, it's hard to keep on top of all that Brooklyn has to offer its new parents.

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Park Slope Parents Concert Series: Princess Katie and Racer Steve Concert
Southpaw 125 5th Avenue
Sunday May 4th at 2pm
Tickets $10
www.spsounds.com

NY Kids Club Grand Opening Celebration
182 Henry Street
Friday April 4th at 3:30pm-5:30pm
Friday April 12th at 3:30-5:30pm
Event is free but space is limited, RSVP 718-228-0800

Here is a list of my favorite baby and kid friendly activities in Brooklyn:

The Brooklyn Children’s Museum
www.brooklynkids.org/happening/index.asp

Baby Loves Disco
Monthly afternoon dance club at Southpaw
www.babylovesdisco.com

Big Movies for Little Kids,
Kid Movie Series in Cobble Hill
www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com

Families First
Playspace and Community center that offers classes for kids and adults.
www.familiesfirstbrooklyn.org

Prospect Park
Listings of events
www.prospectpark.org

Alison Lowenstein is the author of the parenting book, City Baby Brooklyn:
The Ultimate Guide to Parenting From Pregnancy to Preschool,
published by Rizzoli/Universe.

She has contributed to Time Out New York Kids and Babble and is currently writing two guidebooks for Rizzoli/Universal to be published in 2009. Her short stories have been published in Fiction, The Portland Review, Word Smitten Quarterly Review, The Brooklyn Rail and The Melic Review. Alison has read her fiction at various venues including the Mamapalooza literary event at the Bowery Poetry Club. She has also been a regular contributor to The Hampton Jitney Magazine book page. A former editor, Alison taught fiction at The Writer's Voice in Manhattan, and is now currently an adjunct English professor at York College in Queens, NY. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Peter, their daughter, Lucy and their son, Max.

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