The Rusty Griswolds belt out tunes from the 80s at the first Rusty Ball

The Rusty Griswolds are a wildly popular local 80s cover band with a big heart.

On November 22, The Griswolds rocked out for an energetic crowd at the first Rusty Ball, held in the Northern Kentucky Convention Center.

And this show did more than bring back big hair (which none of The Griswolds actually have).
The Rusty Ball was a charity event, staged by The Griswolds themselves, who even footed much of the bill to put it on.  

With their talent and a decade’s worth of music to draw on, The Griswolds raised money for nearly 60 charities, from ticket sales, corporate donations and auctions held during the show.  Attendees could choose which charities their money went to.  

After the success of the first Rusty Ball, “members of the band have already been approached by many local companies who are pledging donations for next year's event,” says Brian Keenan, Co-

Founder of Openfield Creative, who designed the website and consulted with The Griswolds with creatively marketing the event.

“We were looking for a creative project of our own,” Keenan says.  “When we heard this idea float by, we jumped on it.”

The Rusty Ball benefited from additional support from Give Back Cincinnati, Duke Energy, Derf Magazine and Frost Brown Todd, LLC, among others.

Writer:  Jonathan DeHart
Source:  Brian Keenan