Wanting to officially celebrate Charles Schulz's Centennial Birthday, I returned to his museum for a morning of festivities!
Because I wanted to be the first one into the party, I arrived very early and decided to explore. Just across the street from the Museum is Snoopy’s Home Ice, which was designed and built by Schulz and his first wife, Joyce.
A must was a visit to the Warm Puppy Café!
This café was a favorite of Charles Schulz for daily breakfast and lunch. In his honor, this table remains reserved for him. The sign reads, "Please enjoy the memorabilia but do not sit at the table. Thank you!"
The beautiful flower arrangement, adorning the table, had a card which read, "Happy 100th Birthday Dad! Love, Meredith".
Opportunities for photos abound outside the ice arena. I was in Peanuts heaven.
My Tahoe friend, Sue, recently relocated to Santa Rosa and was very excited to join me in the celebrating! It was fun to have a kindred Schulz fan to accompany me.
Part of the party magic was created by this guy, Joe Wos. Throughout the day, he gave live cartooning performances. What a talented storyteller.
We all love your sweet Babboo, Jeannie.
The birthday cake was actually four cakes, each with a panel from the very first Peanuts comic published Oct. 2, 1950.
And promptly at noon, Happy Birthday was sung by the Roustabout Theater’s Apprentice Program performers (ages 11–18). The young performers also sang selections from their holiday presentation of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. What festive fun!
And if all that wasn't enough, in honor of what would have been Charles M. “Sparky” Schulz’s 100th birthday, syndicated cartoonists (at least 75 of them) across the country paid tribute to the Peanuts creator in their own comic strips published today. Schulz is the only cartoonist ever to receive this honor—a fitting tribute for a man who devoted his entire life to cartooning.
Lynne Johnston said it best, "Happy 100th Birthday, Sparky. You're still in our hearts!"
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