A Mug Meet-Up & Market will be held beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Bay School Community Arts Center on Main Street in Mathews.

Bay School Executive Director Pam Doss called the fundraiser a “social ceramics” event that, much like the Empty Bowls fundraiser the center hosts each December, will use pottery to bring the community together.

Members of the Clay by the Bay Ceramics Guild have made mugs for the event. Each mug costs $30, with proceeds going to the Bay School’s new kiln fund. The school needs a third kiln to meet growing student needs and to fire all the Empty Bowls for this year’s fundraiser for Hands Across Mathews, said the release.

At the event, guests will be invited to pick their favorite mug, fill it with coffee or tea, and find their mug-mates for some fun conversation. Mugs will be matched by different design characteristics, such as color, motif, and shape. Bay School volunteers will provide treats to eat, and conversation will pro...