Amidst glitter, sequins, and serenades, Cabaret for a Cause saw a large turnout at the Lodge of Elks Saturday night.

The event was a fundraiser for the Spinney Memorial Library branch of the Wareham Free Library, and raised $1,000 for the branch, with performances by The Ruby Red Dancers, Hank Stampfl, Angela Kronillis, and Linda Calise, backed by GQ and the Lady Band.

The musicians played closely together, while singers and dancers had an entire floor before them for their acts. Guests sat at tables against the walls, enjoying drinks and light snacks.

Calise described the show as “an eclectic group of music,” which began with a “speakeasy cabaret feel” and transitioned into disco and pop songs. These songs spanned from “At Last” made famous by Etta James to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson.

Calise was a singer in the Broadway Cabaret Production of “Speakeasy Moderne” in 2013, which was produced by Stampfl. Both Calise and Stampfl have roots in Onset.

Calise asked Kronillis, a native of Taunton who occasionally fills as Calise's substitute, to perform some songs at Saturday's show.

“She's taken me under her wing and opened some doors for me,” said Kronillis.

Friends of the Wareham Free Library put the fundraiser together. They also held a raffle for a print of the Spinney Branch library. The artist, Josephine Thoms, lives in Maryland and visits Onset during the summertime.

According to Porter, it costs roughly $30,000 to keep the Spinney Branch of the Free Library open annually. This keeps the library open ten hours a week, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.