MetFridays: See You in September

[View in browser]( [The Met]( [MetFridays] [MetFridays: New York's Night Out]( Stay up late with us every Friday night in September. Longer hours mean more time to view exhibitions such as [Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical]( (The Met Breuer) and [Talking Pictures: Camera-Phone Conversations Between Artists]( (The Met Fifth Avenue). From compelling performances to fine food in [The Dining Room at The Met]( there's something new happening every week. Share your MetFridays experience on social media by using #MetFridays and tagging @metmuseum. [Pro Tip: Avoid lines by purchasing advance tickets.]( The Roof Garden Commission: Adrián Villar Rojas, The Theater of Disappearance Friday, September 8, 5–9 pm The Met Fifth Avenue Kick off your weekend at the Cantor Roof Garden. Enjoy a beverage of your choice as you experience this summer's Roof Garden Commission. [Learn More]( Exhibition Tour—Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical Friday, September 15, 6:30–7:30 pm The Met Breuer Explore [Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical]( with a guide. Afterwards, head to [Flora Bar]( for drinks and dinner in the Sunken Garden. [Learn More]( Sketch Journaling: A Live Drawing Event with Illustrator Samantha Dion Baker Friday, September 22, 6:30–7:30 pm The Met Fifth Avenue Join illustrator Samantha Dion Baker for a live art-making event. [Learn More]( ETHEL and Friends Friday, September 29, 5–8 pm The Met Fifth Avenue Trio CoRaDo joins ETHEL and Friends this week. Hear works by Ibert, Brahms, and Fauré while enjoying small bites and drinks from The Balcony Café and Bar. [Learn More]( Also in September The Dining Room at The Met: September Tasting Menu The Met Fifth Avenue Throughout September, Executive Chef Fred Sabo invites you to enjoy a sumptuous menu in The Dining Room inspired by the exhibition [Gilded Age Drawings at The Met](. Call [212-570-3975](tel:212-570-3975) to reserve a table. [See the Menu]( Farewell My Concubine Sunday, September 24, 12 pm The Met Fifth Avenue Purchase tickets to experience the New York premiere of Shanghai Peking Opera's Farewell My Concubine, staged in a dramatic setting: the Museum's Ming dynasty-inspired Astor Court. [Buy Tickets]( [The Met Fifth Avenue]( 1000 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 [The Met Cloisters]( 99 Margaret Corbin Drive Fort Tryon Park New York, NY 10040 [The Met Breuer]( 945 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10021 [metmuseum.org]( [Manage Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( For more information, including sponsorship credits, please visit [Ettore Sottsass: Design Radical]( [Talking Pictures: Camera-Phone Conversations Between Artists]( [The Roof Garden Commission: Adrián Villar Rojas, The Theater of Disappearance]( and [Gilded Age Drawings at The Met](. Your support allows the Museum to collect, conserve, and present 5,000 years of world art. [Donate now.]( Comments are welcome at metmuseum_newsletter@metmuseum.org. Images: Ettore Sottsass, Italian (born Austria), 1917–2007). ["Carlton" Room Divider]( (detail), 1981. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, 1997 (1997.460.1a–d) | Photo by Samantha Dion Baker | Photo by Erin Patrice O'Brien | Shanghai Peking Opera. Photo by Liu Haifa