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Tom Tom Festival 2019

THE BIG FESTIVAL ABOUT SMALL CITIES
Tom Tom champions civic innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship in America’s hometowns.

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Caroline Hockenbury

Tom Tom Foundation
Communications
Charlottesville, VA

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Caroline Hockenbury is a copywriter, multimedia journalist, tutor, and poet based in Charlottesville, Virginia. She currently manages communications for the Tom Tom Festival, in addition to being a freelance writer and podcast editor. She has worked and written for the Virginia Quarterly Review, C-VILLE Weekly, and CharlottesvilleFamily, and she has seen her words featured by LEO Weekly, Virginia’s Best Emerging Poets, LittleThings, Movable Type, and Virginia Literary Review, among other publications. She formerly produced a podcast series through WUVA News, and she holds Phi Beta Kappa honors and a BA in Media Studies and Poetry Writing from the University of Virginia.

8:00am EDT

Downtown Business Passport Downtown MallDowntown Business Association of Charlottesville • Cville Escape Room

5:00pm EDT

Craft Cocktail Competition Downtown Mall

6:45pm EDT

Cville Gives Grant NightALMOST FULL Common House: NorthPosner Wealth Management

7:30pm EDT

Bartenders BallNOW OPEN Old Metropolitan HallCarrie Meslar • River Hawkins • Morgan Roberts-Harrison • Kelly Cline • Cierra Biel • Reid Dougherty • Alec Spidalieri • Clay Tolbert • Andrea Rouillard • Joe Koscielniak • Shannon Cruse Ranson • Timmy Faillace • Catoctin Creek

8:00am EDT

Countdown to 2026NOW OPEN Common House: NorthSarah McConnell • Leslie Greene Bowman • Gary Sandling • Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello

9:30am EDT

Youth Innovation ConferenceNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterZyahna Bryant • Jaclyn Corin • UVA Curry School of Education • Manning Family Foundation • ReinventED Lab

11:00am EDT

Creating Users Not Addicts: Social MediaWAITLIST Community Investment CollaborativeJeremy Cherry • Community Investment Collaborative • Journey Group

12:00pm EDT

Keynote Talk: Parkland Student and March For Our Lives Cofounder Jaclyn CorinNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterCatherine Bradshaw • Jaclyn Corin

4:00pm EDT

Race and Place Walking Tour: The Streets of CharlottesvilleWAITLIST The Rotunda, UVALouis Nelson • University of Virginia Office of the Provost

5:30pm EDT

For Us, By Us? The Constitution 231 Years LaterNOW OPEN Common House: NorthPrice Thomas • Jamelle Bouie • Hannah Scruggs • James Madison's Montpelier

6:00pm EDT

Untold Stories in Charlottesville: A Screening & Conversation with Local FilmmakersNOW OPEN Vinegar Hill TheaterSarad Davenport • Tanesha Hudson • Lorenzo Dickerson • Light House Studio & Vinegar Hill Theatre

8:00pm EDT

Free Screening of Black Panther and Community FundraiserNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterAfrican American Teaching Fellows • Abundant Life • City of Promise

9:00pm EDT

Summit Speakeasy at Commonwealth SkybarWAITLIST Commonwealth Restaurant & SkybarMojo Parker • Commonwealth Restaurant &amp

8:00am EDT

Ending Poverty in CharlottesvilleWAITLIST Common House: NorthFrank Friedman • Ridge Schuyler • Frank Squillace • Garreth McAdam • Network2Work at PVCC Civic Innovation Conference Violet CrownAndreas Addison • Wyatt Andrews • David Bearinger • Missy Benson • Seyoum Berhe • Chip Boyles • Jessica Brady • Derek Brown • James Burnett • T. Donna Chen, Ph.D. • José Cisneros • Ryan Coonerty • Roy Decker • Nora Demleitner • Tamara Dias • Timothy Dodson • Sheila Dugan • Bob Eiffert • Duanecia Evans • Erik Fabian • Harold Folley • Georgia Geen • Elizabeth Grossman • Juanita Hardy • Lee Harris • Tim Heaphy • David Hofert • The Chattery • Bobby Hopewell • Noah Horowitz • Philippa Hughes • Joe Iacobucci • Robert Jackson • Monique Johnson • Marta Keane • Gracie Kreth • Paul Krutko • Harriet Kuhr • Lev Kushner • Isha Lee • Chauncy Lennon • Chris Little • Zachary Markovits • Shawanda Mason-Moore • Sunshine Mathon • Dayna Matthew • Cathy McGhee • Lauren Mims • Andria McClellan • Andrew Mondschein • Chas Moore • Sutton Mora Hayes • Giles Morris • Louis Nelson • Andrea Orlando • Joanne Page • Melba Pearson • Christy Phillips • Matt Pritchard • Beena Raghavendran • Brandon Readus • Travis Rejman • Joshua René • Elliott Robinson • Hana Schank • Kristin Sharp • Rusty Smith • Natalie Snider • Josh Spickler • Tommye Sutton • Carl Swanson • Robyn Tannehill • Christine Tarquinio • Larry Terry • Chris Thompson • Emma Violand-Sanchez • Yulise Waters • Stelfanie Williams • Josh Yates • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Renewable Energy Conference Violet CrownChris Bast • Marcy Bauer • Steve Bowers • Sam Brumberg • Dianne Corsello • Stephen Coughlin • Carlos Curbelo • Erik Curren • Chip Dicks • Mary Jane Elkins • Hayes Framme • Harry Godfrey • Andrew Gohn • Mark Goodwin • Chris Gullickson • Katherine Hamilton • Francis Hodsoll • Erik Johnson • Nico Johnson • Katharine Kollins • Kenneth McFadyen • Karla Loeb • Elizabeth McGowan • David Murray • Angela Navarro • Will Reisinger • Sandy Reisky • Taylor Sloane • Tony Smith, Ph.D. • Rachel Smucker • David Toscano • Danny Van Clief • Elizabeth Weir • Devin Welch • Michael Wu • Apex Clean Energy

10:00am EDT

Fireside Chat: Education, Opportunity, and the 21st Century Workforce Common House: NorthKristin Sharp • Chauncy Lennon • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost Energy Keynote: Katherine Hamilton The Jefferson TheaterKatherine Hamilton • Apex Clean Energy

11:00am EDT

Race, Class, and The Press: How New Journalism Models Can Help With Local Equity Conversations Violet Crown: Theater 3Giles Morris • Beena Raghavendran • Elliott Robinson • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

12:30pm EDT

Creativity Between the Coasts: A keynote talk with Noah HorowitzNOW OPEN The Jefferson TheaterCarl Swanson • Noah Horowitz • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

1:30pm EDT

Second Chance Cities: How Does Your Community Best Integrate the Formerly Incarcerated? Violet Crown: Theater 2Tim Heaphy • José Cisneros • Chas Moore • Joanne Page • Josh Spickler • Yulise Waters • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

1:45pm EDT

What Role Should the University Play in Affordable Housing? Violet Crown: Theater 3Sheila Dugan • Stelfanie Williams • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost A Conversation about Energy Storage Violet Crown: Theater 5Michael Lenox • Stephen Coughlin • Apex Clean Energy • Sun Tribe Solar

2:45pm EDT

College Journalism: Impact and Challenges Common House: SouthWyatt Andrews • Jessica Brady • Timothy Dodson • Georgia Geen • Gracie Kreth • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

3:45pm EDT

Energy & Transportation Violet Crown: Theater 5Harry Godfrey • Chris Bast • Marcy Bauer • Apex Clean Energy

8:00pm EDT

The Future of Cannabis: A Headlining Conversation about LegalizationNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterJohn Hudak • Jenn Michelle Pedini • Steven Hawkins • Jane West • Hope Wiseman

9:30pm EDT

The Future of Cannabis: VIP ReceptionNOW OPEN Old Metropolitan Hall

8:00am EDT

Creative Ecosystems Conference Common HousePamela Abalu • Rhonda Bellamy • Anna Bentson • Krista Bradley • Junious Brickhouse • A.D. Carson • Marc Cheatham • Nicholas Cohen • Theresa Colvin • Sara Crickenberger • Melani Douglass • Rosamond Fletcher • Beth Flowers • Vanessa German • Robert Gipe • Marian Glebes • Alan Goffinski • Amy Grossmann • Noah Horowitz • Jeannie Howe • Gayle Jessup White • Kian Kamas • Jon Lohman • Renee Margocee • Andi Mathis • Michael Mikel • Lisa Murch • Cliff Murphy • Jan Newcomb • Michael Orlove • Ricky Parker • Sheri Parks • Steven Pedigo • Bill Royall • Pam Royall • Alison Russo • Walker Sanders • Sarah Sargent • Cathey Sawyer • Jim Walker • Michele Walter • Julie Walters Steele • Phillip Wiggins • Allison Wright • Kibibi Ajanku • Kristen Chiacchia • Lyn Bolen Warren • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

8:30am EDT

Applied Machine Learning Conference Violet CrownJoaquín Alori • Will Badart • Derek Bivona • Carlos Blancarte • Ben Bland • Adam Blum • Drew Bollinger • Tom Brock • Taylor Brown • Tatyana Casino • Martin Chobanyan • Nate Day • Kimberly Deas • Pierre DeBois • Ryan Duve • Chris Eichelberger • Daniel Emaasit • Andrew Fast • Kashaun Finch • Miriam Friedel • William Goodrum • John Harris • Henry Harris • Elizabeth Harrison • Matthew Hendrickson • Sakshi Jawarani • Brad Johnson • Mo Johnson • Neeyanth Kopparapu • Anton Korinek • Olivera Kotevska • Stephen Levin • Steven Lott • Malcolm MacLachlan • Sean Mullane • Sarah Olson • Esther Onega • Bill Panak • Murugesan Ramakrishnan • Rakesh Ravi • Charu Rawat • Austin Rochford • Erin Ryan • Arnab Sarkar • Aman Shrivastava • Sameer Singh • Varshini Sriram • Anthony Teate • Renee Teate • Andrew Therriault • Samantha Toet • Alli Torban • Sri Vaishnavi Vemulapalli • Tianlu Wang • Courtney Whalen • Joy Williams • Vida Williams • Ken Zamkow • Michael Zelenetz • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

9:00am EDT

Art, Appalachia, and the Opioid Crisis: A Conversation with Robert Gipe Vinegar Hill TheaterAllison Wright • Robert Gipe • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park • UVA College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

10:00am EDT

Case Study: How did 4,000-person Lewisburg, West Virginia become a cultural hot spot? Common House: SouthRenee Margocee • Sara Crickenberger • Cathey Sawyer • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

11:00am EDT

Cheats Movement Podcast: Hip Hop in Higher Education Common House: SouthA.D. Carson • Marc Cheatham • Ricky Parker • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park The Future of Work, Love, and Design: An Immersive Sound Experience with Design Pioneer Pamela Abalu and Violinist Andrei MatorinNOW OPEN Vinegar Hill TheaterPamela Abalu • Andrei Matorin • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

11:15am EDT

"Becoming a Data Scientist" Live Podcast featuring Andrew Therriault Violet Crown: Theater 4Renee Teate • Andrew Therriault • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

12:30pm EDT

Love, Community, and Fine Art: A Keynote Talk by Visual and Performing Artist Vanessa GermanNOW OPEN The Jefferson TheaterVanessa German • The Fralin Museum of Art • UVA Arts • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

1:45pm EDT

The Value of the Folk Festival to Small Cities Vinegar Hill TheaterCliff Murphy • Junious Brickhouse • Amy Grossmann • Jon Lohman • Phillip Wiggins • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

3:00pm EDT

A Line in the Sand: A Conversation with Burning Man Cofounder Michael “Danger Ranger” Mikel Vinegar Hill TheaterMichael Orlove • Michael Mikel • QuickFix • FUNd @ CACF

4:30pm EDT

History of Vinegar Hill: Race & Inequality in CharlottesvilleNOW OPEN Vinegar Hill TheaterCharlene Green • Charlottesville Office of Human Rights • Light House Studio & Vinegar Hill Theatre

5:00pm EDT

Village School Art ShowcaseNOW OPEN The GarageThe Garage • The Village School

6:30pm EDT

Crowdfunded Pitch NightNOW OPEN The Jefferson TheaterHackCville • iLab • Blue Ridge Bank • Community Investment Collaborative

8:00pm EDT

Impact Entrepreneurs 2.0NOW OPEN The Jefferson TheaterCheis Garrus • Monica Logothetis • Christine Mahoney • Jill Royster • Meredith Shields

9:00pm EDT

The Tom Tom BashNOW OPEN The Paramount Theater

8:00am EDT

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference Violet CrownPamela Abalu • Joshua Anton • Ross Baird • Grace Belangia • Jon Bier • Jeanne Milliken Bonds • Carleen Bowers • Derrick Braziel • Marland Buckner • Tighe Bullock • Sean Carr, Ph.D. • Jill Carroll • Ric Cavender • Tom Chapman • Mylea Charvat • Tom Click • Mick Cornett • Elizabeth Cromwell • Matt Dunne • Chinedu Echeruo • Enoch Elwell • Roben Farzad • Jason Feifer • Elizabeth Freeman • Jason Fuller • Rick Gordon • Sameer Gulati • David Hall • Chris Harris • Imagene Harris • Felecia Hatcher-Pearson • Sean Henry • Tiffany Henry • Erika Herz • David Hirsch • Archie Holmes • Steve Hoang • Mitchell Horowitz • Anika Horn • Fay Horwitt • Denise Hubbard • Matt Illian • Roger Johnson • Erik Johnston • Joe Kapp • Bo Kemp • Adam Klein • Christine Lai • Stephanie Landrum • Kim Lane • Michael Lenox • Christopher Lloyd • Michelle Marks • Eric Martin • John McElligott • Evans McMillion • Tina Metzer • Jennifer Miller • Maegan Moore • Stephen Moret • Eric Parker • Chad Rogers • Julia Ross • Marco Rubin • Jessica Sabbath • Timothy Sands • Marie Schacht • Gene Schleppenbach • Joel Selzer • David Touve • Sean Washington • Brian Watson • Tom Weithman • Jayson White • Christina Winn • Dubby Wynne • Paul Yandura • Beth Zimmer • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

8:45am EDT

Rise of the Rest: Venture Capital Outside Silicon Valley The Jefferson TheaterJason Feifer • Sameer Gulati • David Hall • Sean Henry • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

9:00am EDT

American Evolution Innovators Cup: Semi-Finalist Rounds Violet CrownMonique Adams • Ed Albrigo • Mary Lou Bourne • Frances Bradford • Jason Brewster • Jim Cheng • Brad Cummings • Robby Demeria • Maya Desai • Eva Doss • Alex Euler • Hina Mehta, Ph.D. • Ivelina Metcheva, Ph.D. • Kendall Morris • Todd Nuckols • Alex Pessala • Michael Straightiff • Bill Terrell • American Evolution American Evolution Innovators Cup Violet CrownMonique Adams • Ed Albrigo • Mary Lou Bourne • Frances Bradford • Jason Brewster • Jim Cheng • Brad Cummings • Robby Demeria • Maya Desai • Eva Doss • Alex Euler • Jason Feifer • David Hall • Henry Hipps • Karen Jackson • Hina Mehta, Ph.D. • Ivelina Metcheva, Ph.D. • Kendall Morris • Todd Nuckols • Alex Pessala • Michael Straightiff • Bill Terrell • Navin Thukkaram • American Evolution

10:00am EDT

Can You Curate a Town? Violet Crown: Theater 4Jennifer Miller • Jon Bier • Paul Yandura • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Let’s Talk About Amazon HQ2: How We Got Here + How the Rest of Virginia’s Cities Benefit Violet Crown: Theater 5Roben Farzad • Stephanie Landrum • Christina Winn • Stephen Moret • Timothy Sands • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

12:00pm EDT

Raising Tree Huggers: Introducing Children to the Magic of Charlottesville's Special TreesNOW OPEN Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchPaige Lindblom • Carolyn Schuyler

12:45pm EDT

The Beloved Organization and The Future of Work The Jefferson TheaterPamela Abalu • Chinedu Echeruo • Andrei Matorin • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • American Evolution • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

2:00pm EDT

American Evolution Innovators Cup: Finals The Jefferson TheaterJason Feifer • David Hall • Tiffany Henry • Henry Hipps • Karen Jackson • Navin Thukkaram • American Evolution

2:30pm EDT

Opportunity Zones: What You Need to Know for Maximum Impact Violet Crown: Theater 3Matt Illian • Bo Kemp • Jeanne Milliken Bonds • Erik Johnston • Maegan Moore • Sean Washington • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation • Royer Caramanis & McDonough

5:00pm EDT

Block Party Market Street ParkAdar • Goose • Con Brio • The Fritz Slate’s Political Gabfest: VIP Pre-show Cocktail PartyALMOST FULL The Paramount TheaterEmily Bazelon • Jamelle Bouie • John Dickerson • David Plotz

6:30pm EDT

The Slate Political Gabfest Live ShowNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterEmily Bazelon • Jamelle Bouie • John Dickerson • David Plotz

9:30pm EDT

Con Brio Market Street ParkCon Brio

10:00pm EDT

Silent DiscoNOW OPEN The Jefferson Theater

7:00am EDT

Saturday Morning Market Charlottesville City MarketCharlottesville Parks & Recreation

10:00am EDT

Iron Chef CompetitionWAITLIST Charlottesville City MarketClare Terni • Harrison Keevil • Kathryn Matthews • Travis Lively • Leni Sorsense • Julio Quispe • Curtis Shaver • City Market • Cavalier Produce

11:30am EDT

First Street Fashion ShowNOW OPEN First StreetDarling Boutique • Roxie Daisy • The Southern Cafe & Music Hall • Jean Theory: • Quattro Tizi

12:00pm EDT

Craft Cville Market Market Street ParkCraft Cville Block Party Market Street ParkTrongone • Con Brio • Anthony Rosano and The Conqueroos • Roots of A Rebellion • Cville All Stars

1:30pm EDT

Kite Making with Federico CuatlacuatlNOW OPEN Market Street ParkFederico Cuatlacuatl • Bridge PAI

6:30pm EDT

Erin & the Wild Fire Market Street Park

8:00pm EDT

Upfront, Inc. and Tom Tom Present: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood – Scared ScriptlessNOW OPEN The Paramount TheaterColin Mochrie • Brad Sherwood

9:30pm EDT

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds Market Street Park

10:45pm EDT

Elby Brass Downtown Parade Market Street ParkELBY Brass

11:00pm EDT

Elby Brass: After PartyNOW OPEN ZocaloELBY Brass

10:00am EDT

Charlottesville Mural Bike TourNOW OPEN The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative galleryCommunity Bikes • Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee • Bridge PAI • Peloton Station

12:30pm EDT

Economic & Environmental Impacts of Custom ClothingNOW OPEN Bond Street, in between Whimsies & Kendra Scott at Shops at StonefieldSusan Stimart • Susan Sorbello • Charlottesville Dress Company • Sorbello Couture • Sealed With a Kiss • Alton Lane

2:00pm EDT

Community Mixer Showcase Market Street Park Block Party Market Street Park100 Proof Band • The Judy Chops • Free Union Gospel in the Park Market Street Park

7:00pm EDT

Exhibition Opening | Federico Cuatlacuatl presents: DesencabronamientoNOW OPEN The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative galleryFederico Cuatlacuatl • Potter's Cider • Bridge PAI PorchellaNOW OPEN Belmont NeighborhoodPotter's Cider • Bridge PAI Porchella Kick Off with Bridge PAIWAITLIST The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative galleryPotter's Cider • Bridge PAI