Inspired by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual red-carpet fundraiser, the Bay School Community Arts Center is going all out this year with its fall fundraising event, the Mathews MET Art Auction & Gala. The party starts at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, on the grounds of the Bay School at 279 Main Street, Mathews. Attendees will arrive and stroll down a red carpet, where they can have their entrance captured in photography as a memento of the evening. Guests can enjoy a sparkling beverage in the Art Speaks Gallery while browsing the collection of local and regional artwork, then proceed through a tour of the classroom and pottery studio facilities while enjoying hors d’oeuvres, meeting artists, and learning about the mission and impact of the Bay School’s programs. The evening will continue to unfold in the gala tent, where Chef Brian Marshall of Gloucester will serve dinner, including appetizers, seafood delicacies and dessert, said a release, and local watercolor ...