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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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8:00am

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

5:00pm

The Charlottesville Intention Tree: Interactive Mural Project Central Place TentHobby Parent Craft Cocktail Competition Downtown Mall

5:30pm

Our Community Table The Paramount TheaterWAITLISTRavi Respeto • Caroline Emerson

6:00pm

Cville Gives Grant Night: Cocktail Hour Mixer Common House: NorthNOW OPENPosner Wealth Management

6:45pm

Cville Gives Grant Night Common House: NorthALMOST FULLPosner Wealth Management

8:00pm

Music Matters Presents: Xhosa Collaborations and Makhanda at Dawn: a virtual link across the Atlantic with live arts in Makhanda (South Africa), and Charlottesville (VA). The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative gallery

9:30pm

Tom Tom After Party @ Miller's Downtown Miller's DowntownNOW OPENJustin Storer & Chloë Ester • Miller's Downtown

8:00am

Countdown to 2026 Common House: NorthNOW OPENSarah McConnell • Leslie Greene Bowman • Gary Sandling • Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello

10:00am

Recruiting Talent in a Tight Job Market Community Investment CollaborativeALMOST FULLJim Powers • Nathan Swanson • Brendan Richardson • Brett Willsie • Community Investment Collaborative • Wellspring Workforce

11:00am

Creating Users Not Addicts: Social Media Community Investment CollaborativeWAITLISTJeremy Cherry • Community Investment Collaborative • Journey Group

12:00pm

Developing Healthier Employees Community Investment CollaborativeNOW OPENCommunity Investment Collaborative • SanaVi Health What is Mediation? Common House: NorthNOW OPENCathy S. Pales • Walter F. Megonigal, Jr. • Anita Holmes

1:45pm

How to Tell Your Organization's Story to Get Media Coverage Community Investment CollaborativeWAITLISTCommunity Investment Collaborative • Matt Charles Public Relations

2:30pm

Starting up Your Startup Common House: NorthWAITLISTBob Smith • Central Virginia Small Business Development Center

3:00pm

New Way of Networking Community Investment CollaborativeWAITLISTWaverly Davis • Jessica Norby • Linnea White • Community Investment Collaborative

3:45pm

Hoos in the Kitchen Common House: NorthNOW OPENMelissa Palombi • Andy McClure • Walter Slawski • Laura Brown • Sarah Cramer Shields • Tanya Holland • Kate Collier

4:00pm

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

5:00pm

International Rescue Committee Open House International Rescue CommitteeNOW OPENInternational Rescue Committee Entrepreneurship Cup and Venture Showcase Cville Machine

5:30pm

For Us, By Us? The Constitution 231 Years Later Common House: NorthNOW OPENPrice Thomas • Jamelle Bouie • Hannah Scruggs • James Madison's Montpelier

6:00pm

Untold Stories in Charlottesville: A Screening & Conversation with Local Filmmakers Vinegar Hill TheaterNOW OPENSarad Davenport • Tanesha Hudson • Lorenzo Dickerson • Light House Studio & Vinegar Hill Theatre

6:30pm

Community Fundraiser Mixer for Abundant Life, African American Teaching Fellows, and City of Promise Old Metropolitan HallNOW OPENAfrican American Teaching Fellows • Abundant Life • City of Promise

8:00pm

Free Screening of Black Panther and Community Fundraiser The Paramount TheaterNOW OPENAfrican American Teaching Fellows • Abundant Life • City of Promise

9:00pm

Summit Speakeasy at Commonwealth Skybar Commonwealth Restaurant & SkybarWAITLISTMojo Parker • Commonwealth Restaurant &amp

8:00am

Ending Poverty in Charlottesville Common House: NorthWAITLISTFrank 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

9:00am

Band Together Music Resource CenterMIMA Music • Caleb Dance • Jordan Perry

11:30am

LEAP into Energy Savings Central Place TentNOW OPENKara West • Heather Eggleston

12:00pm

How to Breathe Old Metropolitan HallNOW OPENFabian Kuttner • The Whole Man Strategies for Telling Your Story Without Fear, Stress, or Angst Studio IXWAITLISTLorraine Sanders • Spirit of 608

4:45pm

Students as Change Agents: Bringing Participatory Budgeting to Schools Common House: SouthNOW OPENSerena Gruia • Common House

5:00pm

Bushman Dreyfus Architects Invisible C'Ville - Charlottesville Identity & Design Competition Jefferson School African American Heritage CenterNOW OPENBernard Hankins • Alan Goffinski • Ézé Amos • Lauren McQuistion • Beth Meyer • Adrienne Oliver • Bushman Dreyfus Architects • Jefferson School African American Heritage Center

6:00pm

A Sense of Place: How Preservation Creates the Future Common House: NorthALMOST FULLOverton McGehee • Donovan Rypkema • Ellen M. Bassett • Ebony Walden • Common House • Preservation Piedmont • Preservation Virginia • School of Architecture, University of Virginia The New Radio: WTJU 91.1 FM WTJU 91.1 FMNOW OPENRob Sheffield • WTJU 91.1 FM

9:00pm

Rapture After Party with the Mammoths Rapture Restaurant & Night ClubNOW OPENThe Mammoths • Night Club

8:00am

A Black Feminist Archaeology of Adornment Common House: SouthWAITLISTAyana Flewellen

11:00am

Love is the Bomb: Making Impact and Transformation Through Business Old Metropolitan HallNOW OPENCamille Hautefort • Beatrix Ost • Elizabeth Suda • ARTICLE22

2:00pm

Virginia Council for CEOs Roundtables Vault Virginia

2:45pm

Kite Making Workshop Common House: SouthWAITLISTFederico Cuatlacuatl

4:30pm

History of Vinegar Hill: Race & Inequality in Charlottesville Vinegar Hill TheaterNOW OPENCharlene Green • Charlottesville Office of Human Rights • Light House Studio & Vinegar Hill Theatre

5:00pm

Village School Art Showcase The GarageNOW OPENThe Garage • The Village School Work/Space Open Studio and Pop Up: Opening Celebration Work/SpaceE.G. • Thicket Immersion / Inversion: A Rivanna River Sensory Encounter Vault VirginiaNOW OPENLewis & Clark Exploratory Center • Morgan McLeod • Chroma Projects • Vault Virginia

5:30pm

Crowdfunded Pitch Night Cocktail Mixer The Jefferson TheaterNOW OPENiLab • Community Investment Collaborative

6:00pm

American Evolution Innovators Cup - Welcome Reception The Omni Hotel CharlottesvilleAmerican Evolution

6:30pm

Crowdfunded Pitch Night The Jefferson TheaterNOW OPENHackCville • iLab • Blue Ridge Bank • Community Investment Collaborative

8:00pm

Impact Entrepreneurs 2.0 The Jefferson TheaterNOW OPENCheis Garrus • Monica Logothetis • Christine Mahoney • Jill Royster • Meredith Shields

9:00pm

After Party: The Whiskeydero The BebederoALMOST FULLThe Bebedero • The Whiskey Jar

8:00am

American Evolution Innovators Cup: Networking Coffee Violet CrownAmerican Evolution

9:00am

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: University Expo Violet CrownAmerican 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

Sylvia Earle, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medalist In Citizen Leadership, Keynote Address Monticello's West LawnNOW OPENThomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello • Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, UVA

11:00am

Work/Space Open Studio and Pop Up Work/SpaceE.G. • Thicket

12:00pm

Intro to Fire & Ice Central Place TentNOW OPENFabian Kuttner • The Whole Man Raising Tree Huggers: Introducing Children to the Magic of Charlottesville's Special Trees Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchNOW OPENPaige Lindblom • Carolyn Schuyler American Evolution Innovators Cup: Networking Lunch Violet CrownAmerican Evolution

2:00pm

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

3:00pm

Learn a Song with the Yale Russian Chorus Central Place TentALMOST FULLHenry McHenry Jr. • Yale Russian Chorus

5:00pm

Adar Market Street ParkAdar Fight like a Grrrl: Demo Central Place TentWAITLISTSally Rose Monnes • Joshua Copson • Fight Like a Grrrl Startup and Innovation Fair Market Street Park Food Truck Roundup Market Street Park Block Party Market Street ParkAdar • Goose • Con Brio • The Fritz

6:30pm

Goose Market Street ParkGoose

8:00pm

The Fritz Market Street ParkThe Fritz STRUCTURE: An Interactive Projection Mapping Central Place TentJeff Dobrow • ZILOG80

9:30pm

Con Brio Market Street ParkCon Brio

7:00am

Saturday Morning Market Charlottesville City MarketCharlottesville Parks & Recreation

10:00am

McGuffey Open House & Picnic: Community Wish Flags McGuffey Art CenterNOW OPEN City in a Garden: Rural Exploration of an Urban Center Market Street ParkNOW OPENEdward Strickler Using Social Media Marketing To Expand Your Business Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchALMOST FULLNatasha Kalergis • Hannah Watson • John Laudisio • Central Virginia SCORE Iron Chef Competition Charlottesville City MarketWAITLISTClare Terni • Harrison Keevil • Kathryn Matthews • Travis Lively • Leni Sorsense • Julio Quispe • Curtis Shaver • City Market • Cavalier Produce

11:00am

Social Dance Vault VirginiaNOW OPENKatharine Birdsall • Carte Blanche Performance Company • Shandoah Goldman • Jennifer Tweel Kelly • Faith Levine • Michelle Micca • Abel Okugawa • Liz Reynolds • Marion Spenser • Aaron Wine Trackless Trams: A Transformative Opportunity for Charlottesville? CitySpacePeter Newman Work/Space Open Studio and Pop Up Work/SpaceE.G. • Thicket

11:30am

First Street Fashion Show First StreetNOW OPENDarling Boutique • Roxie Daisy • The Southern Cafe & Music Hall • Jean Theory: • Quattro Tizi

12:00pm

Social Dance Vault VirginiaNOW OPENKatharine Birdsall • Carte Blanche Performance Company • Shandoah Goldman • Jennifer Tweel Kelly • Faith Levine • Michelle Micca • Abel Okugawa • Liz Reynolds • Marion Spenser • Aaron Wine Yellowstone, Glacier and Grand Teton National Parks Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchALMOST FULLDarius Nabors Con Brio Market Street ParkCon Brio McGuffey Open House & Picnic: Monotype Printing Demo McGuffey Art CenterNOW OPENPolly Breckenridge CIC Showcase Market Street ParkCommunity Investment Collaborative Craft Cville Market Market Street ParkCraft Cville Food Truck Roundup Market Street Park Block Party Market Street ParkTrongone • Con Brio • Anthony Rosano and The Conqueroos • Roots of A Rebellion • Cville All Stars

1:00pm

Peloton Station and New Belgium Bike Tuneup Station New Belgium Activation Tent, Market Street ParkNew Belgium • Peloton Station

1:30pm

Spotting Pseudoscience in the Media Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchALMOST FULLLinnea Saby • Sean Cuddy • Caitlin D. Wylie • Science Policy Initiative at UVA Kevin Maines & The Volts Market Street Park Kite Making with Federico Cuatlacuatl Market Street ParkNOW OPENFederico Cuatlacuatl • Bridge PAI

2:45pm

Anthony Rosano and The Conqueroos Market Street ParkAnthony Rosano and The Conqueroos

4:00pm

Roots of A Rebellion Market Street ParkRoots of A Rebellion Fight Like A Grrrl: Workshop Rapture Restaurant & Night ClubNOW OPENJoshua Copson • Sally Rose Monnes • Fight Like a Grrrl

5:15pm

Cville All Stars Market Street ParkCville All Stars

6:30pm

Erin & the Wild Fire Market Street Park

8:00pm

Trongone Market Street ParkTrongone STRUCTURE: An Interactive Projection Mapping Central Place TentJeff Dobrow • ZILOG80

9:30pm

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds Market Street Park

10:45pm

Elby Brass Downtown Parade Market Street ParkELBY Brass

11:00pm

Elby Brass: After Party ZocaloNOW OPENELBY Brass

10:00am

Vertical Farming & Urban Agriculture Babylon Micro-FarmsWAITLISTAlexander Olesen • Babylon Micro-Farms Charlottesville Mural Bike Tour The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative galleryNOW OPENCommunity Bikes • Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee • Bridge PAI • Peloton Station

11:00am

Urban City Tree Walk with Wildrock Washington ParkNOW OPENPaige Lindblom • Crutchfield • Wildrock • Atlantic Builders • Ben & Jerry's • Carpet Plus

12:00pm

Blues Brunch at Miller's Miller's DowntownNOW OPENAnthony Rosano and The Conqueroos

12:30pm

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

1:30pm

Dance and Dialogue McGuffey Art CenterNOW OPENMaria Daniel • iDance Ministry

2:00pm

Gospel in the Park Market Street Park Yale Russian Chorus - The Haven The HavenNOW OPENHenry McHenry Jr. • Yale Russian Chorus Community Mixer Showcase Market Street Park Food Truck Roundup Market Street Park Block Party Market Street Park100 Proof Band • The Judy Chops • Free Union

3:15pm

Free Union Market Street ParkFree Union

4:30pm

100 Proof Band Market Street Park100 Proof Band

5:45pm

The Judy Chops Market Street ParkThe Judy Chops

7:00pm

Exhibition Opening | Federico Cuatlacuatl presents: Desencabronamiento The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative galleryNOW OPENFederico Cuatlacuatl • Potter's Cider • Bridge PAI Porchella Belmont NeighborhoodNOW OPENPotter's Cider • Bridge PAI Porchella Kick Off with Bridge PAI The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative galleryWAITLISTPotter's Cider • Bridge PAI