Maurice Sendak celebrated his 80th birthday on September 15th. A tribute was held at the 92nd Street Y with guests reading from his works including James Gandolfini and Meryl Streep. Spike Jonze was also on hand to present a short he directed with Katherine Keener. NY Times covered the celebration on UrbanEye. A year long exhibition title There’s a Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak is currently on view at the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia.