New York City Set to Go Wild
With the upcoming movie release of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, New York City is going Wild. October 12 to 16 has been declared “Wild Things Week” across the Big Apple’s five boroughs and there are a variety of activities parents and kids can participate in.
One of the highlights is the Morgan Library’s display of sketches and early drafts of Sendak’s classic children’s book (October 6 - November 1). While over at the Museum of Modern Art there is exposition on the work of Where the Wild Things Aredirector Spike Jonze (October 8-18). Most of the City’s children’s museums are participating in the fun as well with a variety Sendak themed events and readings.
The folks at NYC & Company has a great resource on their site to help you join in the fun, just go to http://www.nycgo.com/wildthingsweek for complete details on what’s happening where. This is a great excuse to get out with your kids and enjoy the early fall weather! To get in the mood, you can see the preview for the movie here.
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I missed the Spike Jonze exhibit at MOMA!! Pretty big deal, as I think he is the first commercial director to have his work featured at MOMA… although I bet they examined his other feature work too (Being John Malkovitch and Adaptation, for example). Still, Where The Wild Things Are is going to ROCK!!