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Outside the museum on Delancy St, Photo courtesy the Rosenbach

Bloomsday isn’t the only festival the Rosenbach Museum & Library host each year. Next week, the museum celebrates famed author and illustrator Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) with the Sendak in the Spring Festival.

This annual festival runs all weekend, from Saturday, March 20th to Sunday, March 21st, and features everything from storytelling, to crafts, to a live performance of Wild Things Whiligig, an interactive children’s musical that explores Sendak’s characters.

I’ve posted some of the Spring Festival schedule after the jump. Have a look, check out the museum’s official website for event updates, and come celebrate Spring with the Rosenbach.

Sendak in Spring Festival @ the Rosenbach
Saturday, March 20 & Sunday, March 21

The Rosenbach Museum & Library
2008-2010 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 732-1600
www.rosenbach.org

Sendak in Spring Festival Schedule
Saturday, March 20 and Sunday March 21
Noon – 4pm daily

Sendak in Spring Drop-in Activities
Noon – 4pm, Free with museum admission
Spend an afternoon with your family taking part in a variety of drop-in activities which explore the art of storytelling, illustration, and bookmaking. Activities include energetic call-and-response storytelling sessions with Philadelphia’s favorite storyteller Linda Goss, who will have kids clapping their hands and stomping their feet, and bookmaking with renowned book artist Jude Robison who will teach kids of all ages how to make a three-dimensional book. Rosenbach staffers will teach creative activities like feathered hat-making and more, and the museum will feature a Snack, Beanbag and Book Room for kids to unwind and refuel.

Wild Things Whirligig Performances
1pm and 3pm, Free ticket required with museum admission
Go wild at the Rosenbach with a dynamic, interactive performance inspired by the wonderful work of Maurice Sendak. Created by Karen Saillant, Artistic Director of the International Opera Theater, this musical performed by and for children weaves together classic Sendak characters with figures who have inspired the author, such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Seating is limited for the performances. To ensure seats, tickets may be reserved in advance (in person only) at the Rosenbach beginning on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Tickets will also be available on event days. Performances last approximately 45 minutes.