Role Mommy Events

Photos from our Latest Event...Fit For Life

2008-03-28T23:08:00.000-04:00

If you missed our latest event at the White Plains Library, well, have no fear, we'll be posting the video in the next few days. In the meantime, check out some great photos from our Fit for Life panel featuring Role Mommy founder Beth Feldman, Janice Taylor, author of Our Lady of Weight Loss, Keri Glassman, registered dietician and author of The Snack Factor Diet, fitness wear entrepreneur Ava Diamond Pizzuti with A2...Est tu? and Toby Amidor, lead nutritionist for DietTV.

And when is our next event do you ask? We'll we're sponsoring a fabulous event next week on behalf of Love Our Children USA that will be hosted by Dancing with the Stars and All My Children star Cameron Mathison with celebrities like Meredith Viera, Ashleigh Banfield performing karaoke! Plus a performance by the new Menudo. Next up, in May a special event for moms and their kids with Macy's. More to come real soon!!!

FIT FOR LIFE! MARCH 26 AT THE WHITE PLAINS LIBRARY

2008-03-02T07:58:00.000-05:00

We just had another inspiring and entertaining event at the White Plains Library, featuring mompreneurs and career experts who jumped off the corporate ladder to reinvent their lives. On Wednesday, March 26 (7-9 PM) we are tackling a topic that every mom can relate and commiserate with...losing weight! Which diets work, which don't, how do you make time for fitness and how can you re-train your mind to think like a thin person? We've assembled a panel of experts who will help you find all the answers to your burning weight loss questions and more!

Panelists include Janice Taylor, author of Our Lady of Weight Loss - a hilarious and zen approach to finally losing weight and keeping it off. Janice's book even made the O List so if Oprah approves, it must be great. Janice is a motivational weight loss expert who uses a creative approach to shedding pounds.

Also appearing is licensed nutritionist, Keri Glassman, author of The Snack Factor Diet and creator of KeriBar - a delicious snack that not only curbs hunger cravings but is delicious too! Keri will share how snacking can actually help you lose pounds and attain your weight loss goals.

Toby Amidor is a registered dietician, culinary expert and lead nutritionist for DietTV.com. If you've tried dozens of diets but nothing has worked, Toby can cut through the clutter and analyze why your chosen diet isn't working for you. She'll also share her favorite picks for healthy diets that actually work!

Our third panelist is Ava Diamond-Pizzuti, MSW and entrepreneur, earned her Masters in Social Work just before getting married in1991. Fully invested in her career working with chemically dependent persons, she never expected that holding her first baby in her arms two years later would result in a whole new perspective. After struggling with her return to work on a ¾ time basis, Ava was pregnant AGAIN. With two children 12 months apart, the interest and energy needed to have a fulfilling career was gone. Madly in love with her children, Ava become 150% Mom…and plummeted into a world that centered completely around naps, feedings, changes, and baths. She joins our panel to present an honest account of why and how she emerged from Diaper Darkness to redefine and incorporate self-care from a physical, emotional, and professional standpoint. The “entrepreneur” part of her title currently includes: Co-founder of “The D Spot…the divorced woman’s source for total fulfillment” Co-owner (with her new husband), Manager, Community and Corporate Event Planner, Camp Director of Frozen Ropes in Orange Co-owner (with Alicia Luciani) of A2…est tu? fitness wear National Motivational Speaker for Barbizon School of Modeling/Acting/ Personal Development

Also appearing will be Alicia Luciani, who has always loved her role as mom and wife, but when school days left her with more time to herself, she began to struggle with personal fulfillment in other ways...she realized the need to "reinvent" herself. Unwilling to miss hockey or softball games...and determined to maintain valuable family dinner time...she found renewed energy and excitement through fitness. Running and weight training helped her not only create a strong body, but also a strong mind with focus and dedication. Her passion for fitness has turned into a business in fitness fashion: A2...Est Tu? Fitness Wear. Alicia will talk about how important passion is as a driving force for success when you choose to step outside your role of Mom.

Fit for Life is sponsored by the White Plains Library Foundation and will take place on Wednesday, March 26 at the White Plains Library, located at 100 Martine Avenue. Mouth watering appetizers will be provided by Dinner in Hand. Books will be available for sale at the event through Borders and fitness wear will be available for sale through A2....est tu? If you'd like to RSVP, please send us an email at beth@rolemommy.com.

Role Mommy Authors We Love - January 23, 2008

2008-02-03T22:55:00.000-05:00

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OUR NEXT EVENT! FEBRUARY 27 AT THE WHITE PLAINS LIBRARY... MOMS OF REINVENTION

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NEW MOMS NIGHT OUT EVENT AT THE WHITE PLAINS LIBRARY!

MOMS OF REINVENTION, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008 7-9 PM

Following an incredibly successful "Authors we Love" event at

the White Plains Library, we are now gearing up for our second Moms Night Out! It's called M

oms of Reinvention and it will feature incredible women from authors, to entrepreneurs to career coaches who have reinvented their lives while

raising their family. Panelists include Anabel Monaghan & Elisabeth Wolfe, authors of Click: The Girl's Guide to Knowing What You Want and Making it happen. Both moms had jobs in corporate America before they decided to collaborate on this must-have guide for parents which offers advice to teens and girls about pursuing their dreams.

Our second panelist is career coach Elena Kaspi, founder of Lawscope Coaching. Elena is an Ivy League educated lawyer and mother of two who was on the fast track toward a partnership at a prestigious firm when she chose instead to jump off the c

areer track and reinvent her life. Since that time, she has become a certified career and life coach who currently provides consultation to major New York City law firms and individual clients from the tr

i-state area on how to make changes in your career and your life to achieve work/life balance, job satisfaction and

happiness at home and in the office.

Our third panelist is Nina Restieri - founder of MomAgenda - a lifesaving dayplanner for busy parents that enables you to schedule your kids' social calendar right along with your own! Nina's brilliant concept and gorgeous product packaging - the agendas come in a variety of colors including pastel pink, mint green, red and many others - has taken off - MomAgendas are now sold both online and at retailers nationwide. Find out how Nina turned her vision into reality and was able to find success both online and in stores.

For anyone who has a great idea that they'd like to turn into reality, then this is the event for you. It's never too late to reinvent, so join us on Wednesday, February 27 at the White Plains Library, located at 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY and get ready to rediscover your passion! To RSVP, email us at beth@rolemommy.com. Seating is limited and the event is already filling up, so don't delay! For more information, visit the White Plains Library adult calendar of events at www.whiteplainslibrary.org. Or, click on this White Plains Times article to read more about it!

OUR NEXT EVENT! JANUARY 23 AT THE WHITE PLAINS LIBRARY... AUTHORS & BOOKS WE LOVE!

2007-12-27T09:27:00.000-05:00

It's that time of year again...time for another Role Mommy Event, but this time around, it's for parents only! On Wednesday, January 23 from 7-9 pm, we'll be kicking off a book event series hosted by the White Plains Library, located at 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY. The topic for our first event will be Authors & Books We Love and we'll be featuring bestselling author Jane Green, who personally had me hooked when I read one of her first books, Jemima J and I've pretty much read every book she's written since! Her latest novel is called Second Chance and she'll be talking about her meteoric rise to the bestseller list as well as balancing her writing career while raising four children.

Also appearing will be novelist Gwendolen Gross, whose new book The Other Mother, made the Role Mommy list of favorites in 2007. This compelling read paints a realistic portrait of the intense divide between a working and stay at home mom and has received rave reviews from critics and readers alike! This is Gwendolen's third novel - her other books include The Field Guide and Getting Out.

Our third panelist is Pamela Dorman, Vice President and Editorial Director for Every Woman's Voice which publishes a host of great reads for women 35 and older. The imprint features a wide range of offerings from the controversial book by Leslie Bennetts, The Feminine Mistake to the side-splitting humor of Judy Gold and Kate Moira Ryan who penned, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, to adjusting to life when your kids fly the coop in The Empty Nest by Karin Stabiner, among a host of new releases, including the poignant new memoir, The Middle Place, by breast cancer survivor and mom, Kelly Corrigan. Dorman has the magic touch when it comes to selecting works that will resonate with readers. In fact, prior to launching Every Woman's Voice, Pam was a top editor at Viking Press where she edited some of the most memorable novels of the last two decades including The Secret Lives of Bees, The Mermaid's Chair, The Memory Keeper's Daughter and Bridget Jones Diary, among many others!

So join us for a wonderful night with these amazing women - we'll have refreshments, some goodies and a book signing too! Books will be available for sale at the event by Borders. Seating is limited so please Click Here and register today!

NEW EVENT!!!! NOVEMBER 17 AT THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY CENTER

2007-10-19T22:06:00.001-04:00

KEEP IT SIMPLE FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY ROLEMOMMY.COM & SPONSORED BY THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT SATURDAY, NOV. 17 - 10AM - 4 PM COUNTY CENTER, 198 CENTRAL AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS It's time for a brand new Role Mommy event and this time the whole family is invited! Join us on Saturday, November 17 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains for a Simply Family Fun Festival, featuring performances by top children's entertainers, storytime with kids' authors, Mad Science with Radical Rob and a Kid's fashion show. We'll also be hosting a casting call for the hit ABC show "Supernanny" starting at 10am. Entertainment starts at noon. Plus there will be vendors and exhibitors offering services to make your life simpler! The event is sponsored by the Westchester County Parks Department. To inquire about availability of vendor booths email us at beth@rolemommy.com - deadline is Thursday, November 15.

The following is a rundown of performances, author appearances and activities throughout the day: · 10 AM-4PM Casting call for the ABC hit series "Supernanny" · 10 AM-4 PM Toy Drive sponsored by WHUD-FM radio · 11 AM Book reading and signing with Wendell Jamieson, author of "Father Knows Less" or "Can I Cook My Sister" · 12-1 PM Performance by Family Fun Magazine Favorite Band Princess Katie and Racer Steve · 1-2 PM Book reading and signing by children's authors Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Katy Duck & Biscuit books) & Taylor Morris (Class Favorite) · 2-3 PM Performance by award-winning singer/songwriter Danna Banana - Named 2005 New York Magazine children's entertainer of the year · 3 PM Explore the Marvels of Motion with Mad Science's Radical Rob · 3:30 PM Kids fashion show emceed by News12's Antoinette Biordi with outfits and accessories provided by Infinity and Chez Petit

Plus, face painting, balloon art and free ice cream provided by Little Scoops throughout the day!

INFORMATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS & KIDS, 2ND FLOOR 11:30 AM - GET THE 411 ON BULLIES WITH MISS TEEN NEW JERSEY USA Meet Krysten Moore, Miss Teen New Jersey 2007 who will talk with parents and children about how kids can protect themselves from bullies both in the playground and on the Internet. Krysten has experienced bullying first-hand and shares her personal stories as a celebrity spokesperson for Love Our Children USA, the national nonprofit leader that honors, respects and protects children. Its mission is to break the cycle of violence against children. Celebrating its 9th year it is 'the Go-To' prevention organization for all forms of violence and neglect against children in the U.S. One lucky attendee will win a best-selling book written by "Supernanny" star Jo Frost! 12:30 PM - SHED EXCESS POUNDS WITH THE HELP OF NUTRITION MOM! Still can't lose the baby weight and your child is now six years old? Then you're in need of a session with Role Mommy contributor Barry Wolfe, M.S. RD, who will offer healthy eating tips, great advice and low calorie yet delicious recipes for busy parents and kids. To take a look at one of Barrie's most recent columns, visit Mom RD. Three lucky attendees win a copy of the best-selling book The Sneaky Chef by Westchester mom Missy Chase Lapine. 1:00-2:00 PM - CARTOONING 101 FOR BUDDING ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS Learn how to be a cartoonist with popular illustrator and artist Laurie Edmonds (30 participants total for each 30 minute class). Attendees qualify for great children's book giveaways! 2:00 PM - PROTECT YOUR FAMILY WITH THE HELP OF SAFETY DAD Find out important tips and information about how you can keep your family safe this holiday season with Role Mommy Contributor Safety Dad, James Hirtenstein, President of Baby Safe Inc. One attendee will win tickets to the Ringling Bros. Circus. 2:30 PM - FUN FITNESS CLASS FOR KIDS - Get moving and get motivated with a fitness routine for kids, sponsored by Underground Fitness, Voted the #1 Gym in Westchester for kids and teens ages 8-17. Two attendees will win award-winning toys!Vendors and exhibitors include: Destination Maternity, Scholastic (with an appearance by Clifford the Big Red Dog), Dinner In Hand, Prudential Centennial Real Estate, The Family Coach, Mad Science, KidsRegistry.com, Care.com, Baby Safe America, Optimal Health, Pearl Jewelry, Little Treasures, Hudson Country Montessori, Score Educational Centers, JRA Marketing, PM Pediatrics, Mommy Make-up, Glamourmom, Gym Time, Fun Craft, StuckonU, Underground Fitness and more! We will also offer great giveaways - including tickets to Disney on Ice, Finding Nemo and the Ringling Bros. Circus; must have Nickelodeon DVD's plus a Sponge Bob Digital Camera; remote controlled Morphibians toys; classic Hasbro games; incredible book collections provided by Simon Says; copies of the popular cookbook The Sneaky Chef, a MomAgenda and lots more! Media sponsors include: WHUD-FM, News12 Westchester, LOHUDmoms.com, the Journal News and New York Metroparents.Make a playdate with Role Mommy and join us on Saturday, November 17 - you won't be disappointed!

For more information visit http://www.rolemommy.com/ or http://www.westchestergov.com/.

Contact: Beth Feldman at beth@rolemommy.com

BORDERS BOOK SIGNINGS IN SCARSDALE & RAMSEY, NEW JERSEY

2007-09-24T19:27:00.000-04:00

It's back to school and that means, back to BORDERS!!! Yvette and I are back on the book signing wagon and this time we're taking Borders by storm. We've got two signings scheduled for this Saturday, September 29 at 2 pm in Scarsdale, located at 480 White Plains Rd. in the Lord & Taylor shopping center & then on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 2pm in Ramsey, NJ, located at 235 Interstate Shopping Center.

So while you're in the midst of multi-tasking, make sure you give yourself a well-deserved time out for a light-hearted coffee klatch and book signing. Grab a coffee, a cupcake, a chair and get ready for some great conversation and confessions about juggling career, family, pre-school, pets, the PTA, in-laws, soccer, gymnastics, baseball, ice-skating, doctor visits, birthday parties, minivans and much much more!

NEW EVENT - BOOK SIGNING & CHAT SESSION AT LET'S DISH ON JULY 26

2007-07-15T08:51:00.001-04:00

If you're in the Westchester area on Thursday, July 26 then I have a fun event for you to attend - and make sure to bring your girlfriends! Join me at 7 pm at Let's Dish - a fabulous place located at 450 Central Avenue where you can literally prepare gourmet meals for your family! I will be on hand for a Peeing in Peace book signing and dish session where you'll be able to prepare delicious meals in a matter of minutes, enjoy great conversation and get some resourceful tips on balancing your busy life.

ABOUT LET'S DISH:

Imagine making nutritious, restaurant-caliber meals your family loves – with no trips to the grocery store, no time-consuming preparations, and no messy clean-up – all for LESS per serving than it costs to buy take-out or fast food. Oh, did we mention you can do it in less than two hours? Let's Dish! is an innovative store where you can make (or pick up) family-friendly dishes designed to be frozen and cooked when you need them. Unlike frozen food from the grocery aisle, these dishes taste fresh and homemade – because they are.

For more information about the delectable meals offered at Let's Dish, visit their website at http://www.letsdish.com/. Or to call and reserve a space right now, call them at 914-722-MEAL (6325). To find out more about this fabulous company, listen to our Role Mommy on the Run podcast with Therese Hunersen, owner of the Scarsdale location.

Keep It Simple Workshop at the Westchester County Center on May 9!

2007-03-30T10:12:00.000-04:00

Role Mommy is teaming up with the Westchester County Parks Department to bring you an event that'll entertain and inspire! Our Keep It Simple workshop will focus on every aspect of your life, from food to beauty to travel to career to passion! Featuring best-selling author and FamilyFun magazine contributing editor Lee Woodruff; Missy Chase Lapine, author of The Sneaky Chef; News 12 Morning and Midday Anchor Amy Nay; Mamapalooza Founder, Joy Rose; Celebrity make-up artist Lisa Mirante and Premier Atelier Salon creative director Hope Belliveau and Amy Curtis McEntyre, former CMO of Jet Blue Airlines and career coach Elena Kaspi. The event, which is hosted by Role Mommy co-founder Beth Feldman, with guest moderator Jeanne Muchnick, Senior Editor for the Journal News' magazine InTown and working mom blogger for LOHUDmoms.com. The event will take place on May 9 from 7-9 pm at the Westchester County Center. Pre-registration is required and admission is $10. Please call 914-864-7077 to pre-register today (pre-registration is required so call ahead and reserve your seat)!

Let Your Hair Down Event at the Premier Atelier Salon - April 10!

2007-03-30T10:10:00.001-04:00

Join us for a Let Your Hair Down fundraiser and book signing that will support the Gal to Gal Foundation, assisting women battling Stage IV breast cancer. The event will take place at the Premier Atelier Salon from 5-9pm at the Westchester. Join the talented team of artists for a color, consultation, new hair style or custom color, just in time for Spring and proceeds from your special service will benefit someone in need! Plus, Beth & Yvette will be on hand to sign copies of our new book with a portion of the proceeds benefitting Gal to Gal too! RSVP to 914-398-5100. Hope to see you there!

Book Signing this Weekend in Danbury, CT

2007-03-16T12:26:00.000-04:00

BOOK SIGNING THIS WEEKEND!!!

Peeing in Peace and Growing Up With Loukoumi Book Signings Sunday, March 18 in Danbury, CT We're back on the book signing tour with Children's Book Author Nick Katsoris (author of Growing up With Loukoumi). If you live in Connecticut, we'll be in Danbury this Sunday, March 18 at 3pm at the Barnes & Noble, located at 15 Backus Square, Danbury, CT 06810. (203) 730-2733. Visit Mapquest to plan your trip!

Where & When Barnes & Noble 15 Backus Square Danbury, CT 06810 203-730-2733 Sunday, March 18 3:00-4:00 pm

NEW SEMINAR FOR PARENTS WITH SESSIONS MODERATED BY ROLE MOMMY!

2007-03-04T08:39:00.000-05:00

NY METRO PARENTS presents: SOCIAL PRESSURES:ISSUES KIDS FACE IN AND OUT OF SCHOOLMay 17, 2007 - 9:30am - 2:30pm

CUNY Graduate Center, New York City

NY METRO PARENTS invites you to the “What did you do in our school today?” seminar - for parents to learn from experts about the challenges kids face and how to help them.

Spend the day in our "school" for parents. Hear from experts on children's issues. Meet other parents. Learn how to help your child.

SOCIAL PRESSURES PANEL DISCUSSIONS MAKING FRIENDS: from the sandbox to the schoolyard moderated by Role Mommy co-founder Beth Feldman

PEER PRESSURE: nurturing independence moderated by Role Mommy Co-founder Yvette Manessis Corporon

OVER SCHEDULING: family overload

BULLYING: "don't laugh at me" workshop for parents primary age focus: preschool-elementary school

Click Here for Full Program Information!

Your "school" day will include a presentation by each expert, moderated panel discussions followed by Q&A, lunch and gift bag. When: Thursday, May 17, 2007, 9:30AM - 2:30PM Where: CUNY Graduate Center: Fifth Avenue @ 34th StreetNew York City

OUR BOOK LAUNCH PARTY!

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Well it's finally here! The official book launch of Peeing in Peace: Tales & Tips for Type A Moms. The night was a huge success with celebrities, television anchors, reporters, actors, moms, dads, single gals, entrepreneurs, attorneys, doctors, friends and family in attendance!

A huge thanks to Swiffer for sponsoring the event and the team at Manning, Selvage & Lee - ladies - that step and repeat and those great giveaway items totally rocked! Big congratulations to our Swiffer Grand Prize Winner Milena Guzhin who took home the grand prize for a year supply of Swiffer products!

Thanks to Rubenstein Public Relations powerhouse Jaime Cassevechia and her team for all of their help and support with the launch and thank you to the Trump World Bar for a wonderful location, amazing service, terrific appetizers and cocktails - especially our signature playdate-tini made with Trump vodka and to Bruce's cupcakery for their fabulous cupcakes!

We were also able to raise funds for the fabulous Gal to Gal foundation which supports patients battling stage four breast cancer. Thanks to everyone who bought a book for a friend or family member and gave generously to this important cause. Thank you to Jeanne Fitzmaurice and her fabulous team at Design-her Gals for their amazing cover design and support with our personal labor of love that did not require an epidural but several re-writes and sleepless nights.

A huge shout out to our amazing publisher - NK Publications - Nick Katsoris, without you this would never have become a reality - we are forever in your debt and will be happy to appear at a book signing in Topeka, Kansas if you hook us up with the Barnes and Noble out there! Just like your book Loukoumi...you helped us believe in ourselves and our dreams really did come true!

Last but never least, thank you to our parents and our wonderful husbands for always being supportive of us during this incredibly arduous journey. We love you all very much and couldn't have done this without you!

And kids - Becca, Dylan, Christiana and Nico - sorry you couldn't be there but there will be plenty of fun times ahead...get ready for our first book signing on Saturday, January 27 at the Yonkers Barnes & Noble (3pm) ...the four of you will be working the crowd for us!

MOTHERS OF REINVENTION

2006-11-29T20:36:00.000-05:00

Back Row: Role Mommy Co-Founder, Yvette Corporon; WCBS-TV Anchor Cindy Hsu, Role Mommy Co-Founder Beth Feldman

One Life to Live Star Kassie DePaiva; author Terry Hekker; Design-her Gals Founder, Jeanne Fitzmaurice; Executive Director of AOL Coaches, Jennie Baird

For those of you who weren't able to attend our most recent event at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, on Thursday, November 16, we've got a fantastic web gallery shot exclusively for Role Mommy by talented photographer and mom Susanna Martin. Our panelists shared their amazing stories and in the coming weeks, we'll be posting our latest "Playdate" session online too!