Baltimore MET Gala’s theme is ‘Timeless’

ART, FASHION, FOOD AND PHILANTHROPY. THE BALTIMORE MET GALA IS BACK, AND IT’S TAKING US TO THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE WITH THIS YEAR’S THEME, TIMELESS. AND JOINING ME TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENT IS CURATOR DEREK CHASE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I’M GLAD TO BE IN YOUR COMPANY AGAIN AND YOU LOOK FANTASTIC. LIKE ALWAYS. YOU KNOW, I KIND OF REMEMBER LAST YEAR, ME ASKING AND INVITING YOU TO THE MET GALA. THE INVITATION STILL STANDS. OKAY, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL. SO TELL ME ABOUT THIS THEME. TIMELESS. WELL, THINGS THAT ARE TIMELESS ARE NOT CONFOUNDED BY TIME OR SPACE. AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT FASHION, FASHION IS THE INNER EXPRESSION OF THE SOUL. SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO COME AND PIECES FROM ALL PERIODS, WHETHER IT’S THE 1800S, 1900S OR ANY PERIOD IN BETWEEN. AND WE HAVE SOME DESIGNERS, I BELIEVE, THAT ACTUALLY HAVE CAPTURED THAT MAGIC. I LOVE THAT, I LOVE THAT IDEA. YOU CAN EVEN MIX AND MATCH DIFFERENT TIMES. YEAH. I MEAN, IT’S TIMELESS AGAIN. IT’S, IT’S IT’S YOUR CONNECTION WITH TIME AND HOW YOU WANT THAT TO BE EXPRESSED. RIGHT. VERY COOL. ALL RIGHT. THIS YEAR’S GALA IS PARTNERING WITH THE GREATER BALTIMORE URBAN LEAGUE. SO WHAT DOES THAT PARTNERSHIP ALL ABOUT? WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE COMMUNITY? SO THE GREATER BALTIMORE URBAN LEAGUE IS ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST ORGANIZATIONS. AND WHAT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN TERMS OF RESTAURANT OWNERS, THEY’VE CREATED AN INCUBATOR PROGRAM. AND THOSE INCUBATOR PROGRAMS NOW BECOME FULL BLAST, FULL FLEDGED RESTAURANTS. SO WHAT WE’VE DONE IS WE’VE PARTNERED WITH THE GREATER BALTIMORE URBAN LEAGUE, AND NOW THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY WHAT THEY’RE DOING TO THE ENTIRE BALTIMORE COMMUNITY. OH THAT’S FANTASTIC. GREAT EXPOSURE. YES, ABSOLUTELY. THIS YEAR YOU’RE HONORING SOME LOCAL ICONS, BALTIMOREANS WHO HAVE MADE A BIG IMPACT. CAN YOU TELL ME SOME SOMETHING ABOUT. YEAH. WELL, WELL, I’LL TELL YOU ONE WHO I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT BRADFORD PHILLIPS AND SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY’RE DOING AROUND FOOD INSECURITY IS AMAZING. ONE OF OUR GREATEST CHALLENGES IS IN BALTIMORE. AND WE SEE THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE NATION, IS TO RECOGNIZE WHAT BALTIMORE IS DOING. RIGHT. BRADFORD IS HELPING TO REMOVE FOOD INSECURITIES WEEKLY IN BALTIMORE CITY BY THE THOUSANDS. AND WE’RE WE’RE UPLIFTING HIM AND HIS BROTHER AND THEIR WORK. AND THAT’S WHAT WE DO AT THE BALTIMORE MET GALA. VERY NICE. AND INFLUENCERS ARE PLAYING A PART IN THE MET GALA. SO WHO? GIVE ME AN IDEA WHO CAN ATTENDEES EXPECT TO SEE? THAT IS ALMOST AN ANCIENT CHINESE SECRET. OH. YOU HAVE TO COME TO FIND OUT. ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE THERE IS MY PARTNER, LAUREN FINNEY. RIGHT? WELL, I MEAN, HE IS DEFINITELY. HE SHOULD GET AN ICON AWARD HIMSELF FOR SOME OF THE WORK THAT HE’S DOING WITH THE THURGOOD MARSHALL AMENITY CENTER. YEAH. WHICH IS THIS YEAR’S RECIPIENT, PHILANTHROPIC RECIPIENT. SO WE’RE HERE. BALTIMORE IS GOING TO BE THERE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN US. AND WHAT DOESN’T LAUREN DO, REALLY? THAT’S A GOOD QUESTION. INVOLVED IN SO MANY THINGS. YOU KNOW, HE’S A GREAT SERVANT. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE MET GALA IS BUILT ON IS OUR NOT ONLY PRESENTING THE BEST OF BALTIMORE, BUT ARE SERVING THE BEST OF BALTIMORE. AND THIS IS WHAT WE PLAN TO DO AT THE BALTIMORE MET GALA ON SEPTEMBER 13TH. RIGHT THERE, LIVE CASINO IN BALTIMORE CITY. DEREK, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD TO SEE YOU. AS ALWAYS. THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT BEING FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE IN YOUR GREAT COMPANY. OF COURSE. AGAIN, YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THE BALTIMORE MET GALA AND PURCHASE TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE AN