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New York Family’s June 2015 Issue

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Photo by Matt Hoyle/Bravo Media

FEATURES

The Odd Couple: Talking life, love, and laughter with Jill Kargman and Andy Buckley, the stars of Bravo’s “Odd Mom Out”

Hot Town! Summer in the City: From outdoor movies to mini golf to where to cool off—our guide to your family’s best summer ever. Plus, a guide to water park fun in the Poconos

Dads We Love: In honor of Father’s Day this month, we caught up with four outstanding local dads about life, work, and raising a family

FAMILY FUN GUIDE

10 Great Events for Summer: NYC’s biggest annual block party, the Summer Solstice festival at Long Island City’s Socrates Sculpture Park, Mad. Sq. Kids concerts, and more

HOME & AWAY

Real Estate: Local brokers give us an inside look at NYC’S real estate market: Part II

Quality Time: Chef, food writer, and NYC mom Jenna Helwig brings fresh ideas to the family kitchen with her debut cookbooks

Travel: How your family—and wallet—can go the distance this summer

COLUMNS

Editor’s Note: The Middle Ground

Events & Offers: Special moments from the New York Baby Show, the Coalition for the Homeless’ Carnival Night for Kids fundraiser event, and a special offer for students from Luna Park

Scoop: Ready-to-eat cookie dough, cool kids’ sunglasses, a new online community for moms, locally-made kids’ clothes, and a ninja-tastic craft project

It’s My Party: Birthday celebrations at Ume Ume: Music + Arts, Zen Garden, and Core Club

Activity of the Month: The city’s best swimming programs for kids–plus, expert water safety tips

Good Idea: The couple behind Skip Hop celebrates 10 years of great baby gear with the launch of a layette line and by making time to enjoy each other

Education: A guide to New York City’s best private schools

Last Word: Husbanding with humor

Cover: Photo by Matt Hoyle/Bravo Media

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Plugged in Band

<div>Plugged In is a nonprofit program that offers online programs to student musicians (Ages 10-18) in a non-competitive environment and provides band and individual performance opportunities in support of community and charitable causes.</div> <div> </div> <div>Our programs include:</div> <div> </div> <div>Rock Band Classes</div> <div>Private Music Lessons</div> <div>Summer Camp</div> <div>Digital/Audio Production</div> <div>Songwriting and Recording Workshops</div> <div> </div> <div>Oh and hey parents, we are now offering private music lessons and our rock band program for adults too. Reach out to us for more information. </div>

Cucu's PlayHouse

<div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">Interactive, live-streaming music and movement class in Spanish for babies, toddlers and preschoolers!<br />Join us every day from Monday through Saturday at 1:30 pm EST to sing, dance and play together while learning Spanish from your home.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"> </div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">This class is part of a Spanish Immersion Program where your child will be introduced to basic concepts like the animals, colors, numbers and letters. All of these through the universal language of Music. Each session is fun, interactive and engaging.<br />A selection of Children Songs in Spanish guides the class from start to finish. Activities are related to the lyrics, in order to familiarize the children with the words and their meanings. Some of the songs encourage the children to dance. Nilda uses puppets, musical instruments, and props to teach children basic vocabulary through action and interaction, rather than through translation.</div> <div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;"><br />The classes are streamed on Zoom's webinar platform. Participants (children, parents, nannies) are able to join the video from their homes and interact with us in real-time, it is a fun and engaging experience.</div>

Dance Workshop - NY

<p dir="ltr">Nestled in the heart of the UES, Dance Workshop is a community-focused studio committed to dance education in a loving and safe environment. Dance Workshop offers Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Musical Theatre and Acro for ages 2+. They also offer a Pre-Professional Company track for dancers interested in taking their technique to the next level. Trial classes may be scheduled with the studio at the start of the season. Dance with Dance Workshop!</p> <p dir="ltr">MaryAnn Grasso founded Dance Workshop in 1979. Her daughter Nanci later joined her at the helm and in 2016 established Dance Workshop on the Upper East Side of NYC. MaryAnn and Nanci have devoted their lives to dance education, community and the development of children; raising dancers and sound human beings alike. Dance Workshop has seen thousands of dancers pass through the doors. They believe dance has the power to elevate and change lives!</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-78b9d4ab-7fff-0ea8-b84f-04a5fe908f8c"></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-78b9d4ab-7fff-0ea8-b84f-04a5fe908f8c"><br /></span></p>