RED BANK - Riverside Gardens Park is alive this summer with the Red Bank Summer Series featuring movies, dancing and concerts.

The free series offers entertainment for all ages. "We bring free family entertainment to the park nearly every night of the week," said Bob Evans, director of Red Bank Parks & Recreation and organizer of the free series.

Start the week with Red Bank Tango on Monday evenings, enjoy Movies in the Park on Tuesdays, Doo-Wop Wednesdays, Jazz in the Park on Thursdays and Songwriters in the Park on Friday evenings.

There's a new element to Tuesday night Movies in the Park that showcases local entertainment for preshow enjoyment. Catch Surf 's Up on July 22 and "Water Horse: Legend of the Deep" on July 29. Thundercheese performs prior to the screening of "Transformers" on Aug. 5; "Spiderman 3" will be shown on Aug. 12. Performances start at 7 p.m., with movies beginning at dusk.

Put on your dancing shoes for Doo-Wop Wednesdays. RB Express performs favorites from the 1960s, 1970s and beyond on July 30 and Aug. 6, 13 and 20.

Comcast Jazz in the Park has become a Thursday night summer staple in Red Bank. Performances include Don Carter and Keith Marks on July 24; B.D. Lenz and the Karl Latham Group on July 31; the ever-popular Mardi Gras Night with The VooDUDES on Aug. 7; Bradford Hayes and Poncho D perform on Aug. 14; and the Jazz Lobsters wrap it up on Aug. 21. All performances start at 7 p.m.

Comcast has teamed with Brookdale Public Radio 90.5 The NIGHT to present Songwriters in the Park on Friday evenings.

Scottish singer/songwriter Astrid Williamson performs with The Mill Stone on July 25. Rob Dickinson performs with Agency on Aug. 1. The series continues with American Babies and Keith Monacchio on Aug. 8; Austin's (Texas) favorite nelo with Jersey Shore favorite Outside the Box on Aug. 15. Red Bank's own Pat Guadagno with Bobby Strange conclude the series on Aug. 22.

Learn to dance Argentine tango! Thanks to Red Bank Parks & Recreation and Red Bank Tango, professionals Angeles Chanaka and Michael Nadatochi, two internationally acclaimed tango artists, will conduct classes on Monday evenings in July and August in Riverside Gardens.

If you're new to tango, come for beginner classes at 6:30 p.m. Fee for the beginner session is $20 per class. Intermediate classes run from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., with a $25 fee for one hour or $40 for the two-hour session. It may take two to tango, but partners are not required for lessons. In case of rain, the lessons are held at the Chetkin Gallery on Wharf Avenue.

Milongas, Argentine social dancing, take place on Wednesday evenings in July from 7-10 pm. Donations to the Red Bank Parks and Recreation Department are appreciated. In case of rain, milongas are held at the Elks lodge adjacent to the park. Contact Joyce Diamond at 732-245-1072 for more information and preregistration discounts.

The Red Bank Summer Series is presented by Red Bank Parks & Recreation with the support of sponsors. For more information on Red Bank Parks & Recreation activities, call 732-530-2782. For weather cancellations, call 1-888-HIP town or www.visit.redbank.com.