Offsite Movie Matinee: WEST SIDE STORY

About this event

Please note: This film is presented in partnership with the JCC of Mid-Westchester and is being shown offsite, at the JCC, 999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale Spend an afternoon at the movies! This month we’re screening the original West Side Story—starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris—followed by a post-screening discussion with NRPL Adult Services librarian and film historian Chris Poggiali! FREE for all, but registration is required at jccmw.org/event/west-side-story/ Chris Poggiali is a librarian, film historian, and co-author of the books These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World (Running Press, 2025), and Armies of the Night: The Warriors and Its Legacy (1984 Publishing, 2025). In addition to working at the New Rochelle Public Library for over 25 years as a reference librarian and film programmer, he has written for Turner Classic Movies, Cinema Retro, Fangoria, Rue Morgue, HorrorHound, Shock Cinema, Filmfax, The Phantom of the Movies’ Videoscope, Eastern Heroes, and other magazines and websites.