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Watch a Movie Wednesday: “Rita Moreno”

"Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It"

2025-09-17 13:00:00 2025-09-17 15:00:00 America/New_York Watch a Movie Wednesday: “Rita Moreno” Rita Moreno, a Puerto Rican-born American actress, dancer, and singer, defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of the rare EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) Award Winners of our time. Her resilience and talent triumphed over adversity and broke barriers for generations of artists who refuse to be pigeonholed. Released in 2021. Rated PG-13. Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes. Main Library - Meeting Room A

Wednesday, September 17
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-17 13:00:00 2025-09-17 15:00:00 America/New_York Watch a Movie Wednesday: “Rita Moreno” Rita Moreno, a Puerto Rican-born American actress, dancer, and singer, defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of the rare EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) Award Winners of our time. Her resilience and talent triumphed over adversity and broke barriers for generations of artists who refuse to be pigeonholed. Released in 2021. Rated PG-13. Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes. Main Library - Meeting Room A

Main Library

Meeting Room A

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Movies/Film |

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Rita Moreno, a Puerto Rican-born American actress, dancer, and singer, defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of the rare EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) Award Winners of our time. Her resilience and talent triumphed over adversity and broke barriers for generations of artists who refuse to be pigeonholed. Released in 2021. Rated PG-13. Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes.

Cast: Morgan Freeman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno, Eva Longoria, Whoopie Goldberg, Hector Elizondo, Justina Machado, Norman Lear, Gloria Estefan, Chita Rivera.

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Mon, Dec 01 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Dec 02 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Dec 03 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Dec 04 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Dec 05 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Dec 06 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sun, Dec 07 1:00PM to 5:00PM

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Sun, Dec 07, All day
Children's Program Room
For families with children of all ages. Make someone’s day extra merry & bright by creating, decorating or wrapping a special gift for a teacher, family member, or friend. Enjoy festive music while creating! Teens will be available to help crafting and wrapping gifts on Tuesdays, December 9 and 16 from 3-5 pm and Thursdays, December 11 and 18 from 4-6 pm.

Sun, Dec 07, 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Meeting Room A & B
Mr. Chiarelli will perform standard holiday classics in his dramatic/spinto tenor style. Registration recommended but not required.
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