Cinema under the stars

Grab a blanket and bring the kids to the Narrows Botanical Gardens this month, as the Bay Ridge park along Shore Road brings back its outdoor family film series.

First up on July 8 is “Mamma Mia!” — the musical based on the popular Broadway show filled with ABBA songs. Rated PG-13, this one’s for the teenagers, parents and grandparents.

Then, on July 22, Pixar’s “Wall-E” — about a special friendship between two robots and the Earth of the future they are trying to save — gets the outdoor film treatment in a screening that’s fit for the whole family.

Before each show, children’s activities are also planned.

Don’t forget the popcorn!

Narrows Botanical Gardens [Shore Road between Bay Ridge Avenue and 72nd Street in Bay Ridge, (718) 748-4810]. Films begin at sundown. Free. For info, visit www.narrowsbg.org.

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center offers year-round, community-based dance and music programming in a fully inclusive and nurturing environment, located in the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District. The School&rsquo;s diverse and professional faculty provides progressive and non-competitive instruction with all of our classes accompanied by live music. Though we are a non-recital school, there are opportunities for students to perform and for parents to see their dancers in action.

Instituto Cervantes

Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.

CK Kids

CK Kids offers various classes and programs, including Afterschool Program, Lil Chefs, Boys Hip-Hop, Ninja Starz, Lil Artists, CK Kids Athletic Programs, Acrobatics, Dance and Drama, and Karate.&nbsp;