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Bmore Social: Crabaret 2024

A visual recap of the 22nd-annual fundraiser for House of Ruth Maryland.

By Sloane Brown

House of Ruth Maryland’s 22nd-Annual Crabaret
July 17, 2024
6:30–10 p.m.
Gertrude’s at the Baltimore Museum of Art

An evening of intermittent rain, wind, and high humidity wasn’t about to deter some 250 folks from the 22nd-annual Crabaret, a summer garden party fundraiser put on by House of Ruth Maryland. Guests dodged raindrops by seeking shelter inside Gertrude’s Chesapeake Kitchen or under tents in the Baltimore Museum of Art’s sculpture garden, all while enjoying live music, cocktails, and various crab dishes created by chef John Shields. The shindig raised approximately $125,000 for House of Ruth Maryland, which works tirelessly to end violence against women and their children.

Left to right: John Giligan, Eastern Shore psychotherapist; John Shields, Gertrude’s Chesapeake Kitchen chef/owner

Left to right: Ragan Bey, American Airlines pilot; Pam Malester, retired executive/board member; Jack Kardos, optometrist; Joyce Ann Burman, board member

Left to right: Meryl Burgin, board vice president; Sandi Timmins, House of Ruth Maryland executive director

Left to right: Kappie Bogart, retired Transamerica vice president/board president; Pamela Colbert, McCormick & Company vice president/board past president

Left to right: Clare Berrang, Singer|Damareck real estate broker/board member; Anthony Esce, Capital Electric account manager; Tessa Noble, Coty engineer

Left to right: Nicole Baird, Kinsley Construction project assistant; Lawrence Baird, Baird Consulting Group founder/consultant

Left to right: Patti O’Neill, Duane Morris legal assistant; Allison Parker, Moxie Chocolatier owner/chocolatier; Bob O’Neill, CNAC director of operations

Left to right: Jennifer St. Germain, T. Rowe Price portfolio manager; Sean Bowen-Williams, Reverb senior software engineer; Julie Hopkins, Hopkins IP attorney/board member

Left to right: Wanda Sweetwine, Baltimore Mayor’s Office housing contact coordinator; Deshawn Adams, program expert; Lisa Silver, retired federal employee

Left to right: John Giligan, Eastern Shore psychotherapist; John Shields, Gertrude’s Chesapeake Kitchen chef/owner

Left to right: Ragan Bey, American Airlines pilot; Pam Malester, retired executive/board member; Jack Kardos, optometrist; Joyce Ann Burman, board member

Left to right: Meryl Burgin, board vice president; Sandi Timmins, House of Ruth Maryland executive director

Left to right: Kappie Bogart, retired Transamerica vice president/board president; Pamela Colbert, McCormick & Company vice president/board past president

Left to right: Clare Berrang, Singer|Damareck real estate broker/board member; Anthony Esce, Capital Electric account manager; Tessa Noble, Coty engineer

Left to right: Nicole Baird, Kinsley Construction project assistant; Lawrence Baird, Baird Consulting Group founder/consultant

Left to right: Patti O’Neill, Duane Morris legal assistant; Allison Parker, Moxie Chocolatier owner/chocolatier; Bob O’Neill, CNAC director of operations

Left to right: Jennifer St. Germain, T. Rowe Price portfolio manager; Sean Bowen-Williams, Reverb senior software engineer; Julie Hopkins, Hopkins IP attorney/board member

Left to right: Wanda Sweetwine, Baltimore Mayor’s Office housing contact coordinator; Deshawn Adams, program expert; Lisa Silver, retired federal employee

Left to right: Leslie Goldman, photographer/equestrian; Marnie Goldman, writer/publicist