THURSDAY GOVERNMENT TALK: The Gloucester Chapter of the NAACP will have a Pathways to Leadership talk on Gloucester County’s Public Utilities and Engineering Services at 6 o’clock this evening, Thursday, Sept. 24, at Shepherdsville Baptist Church, 8729 Farys Mill Road, Gloucester. FRIDAY PARK AFTER DARK: Beaverdam Park will have after-dark hours from 7-11 o’clock Friday at a cost of $5 (free to ages 16 and younger), payable at the Ranger Station, 8687 Roaring Springs Road, Gloucester. All activities require head lamps. SATURDAY MASTER GARDENERS: The Gloucester Master Gardeners will have a workshop on Fall Vegetables and Season Extenders at 10 a.m. Saturday at Brent and Becky’s, 7900 Daffodil Lane, Gloucester. MATHEWS MET: The Bay School Community Arts Center will hold its annual fall fundraiser, this year titled Mathews MET Art Auction and Gala, from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Art Speaks Gallery, 279 Main Street, Mathews. Tickets are $150, available online at bayschoolarts.org/even...