For the past six years Crabaret, which is held annually at Gertrude’s at the Baltimore Museum of Art, has been raising funds for the House of Ruth of Maryland. Another sellout at this year’s recent event helped pull in almost $90,000 for the organization’s fight against domestic violence.

Event chair Vicki Deyesu happily watched as Tracey Nicholson used the live auction to win a week’s stay in a six bedroom Tuscan villa.