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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 EDT

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

5:00pm EDT

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

5:30pm EDT

Our Community TableWAITLIST The Paramount TheaterRavi Respeto • Caroline Emerson

6:00pm EDT

Cville Gives Grant Night: Cocktail Hour MixerNOW OPEN Common House: NorthPosner Wealth Management

6:45pm EDT

Cville Gives Grant NightALMOST FULL Common House: NorthPosner Wealth Management

8:00pm EDT

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 EDT

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

8:00am EDT

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

10:00am EDT

Recruiting Talent in a Tight Job MarketALMOST FULL Community Investment CollaborativeJim Powers • Nathan Swanson • Brendan Richardson • Brett Willsie • Community Investment Collaborative • Wellspring Workforce

11:00am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

Developing Healthier EmployeesNOW OPEN Community Investment CollaborativeCommunity Investment Collaborative • SanaVi Health What is Mediation?NOW OPEN Common House: NorthCathy S. Pales • Walter F. Megonigal, Jr. • Anita Holmes

1:45pm EDT

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

2:30pm EDT

Starting up Your StartupWAITLIST Common House: NorthBob Smith • Central Virginia Small Business Development Center

3:00pm EDT

New Way of NetworkingWAITLIST Community Investment CollaborativeWaverly Davis • Jessica Norby • Linnea White • Community Investment Collaborative

3:45pm EDT

Hoos in the KitchenNOW OPEN Common House: NorthMelissa Palombi • Andy McClure • Walter Slawski • Laura Brown • Sarah Cramer Shields • Tanya Holland • Kate Collier

4:00pm EDT

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

5:00pm EDT

International Rescue Committee Open HouseNOW OPEN International Rescue CommitteeInternational Rescue Committee Entrepreneurship Cup and Venture Showcase Cville Machine

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

6:30pm EDT

Community Fundraiser Mixer for Abundant Life, African American Teaching Fellows, and City of PromiseNOW OPEN Old Metropolitan HallAfrican American Teaching Fellows • Abundant Life • City of Promise

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 Boyd • 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 EDT

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

11:30am EDT

LEAP into Energy SavingsNOW OPEN Central Place TentKara West • Heather Eggleston

12:00pm EDT

How to BreatheNOW OPEN Old Metropolitan HallFabian Kuttner • The Whole Man Strategies for Telling Your Story Without Fear, Stress, or AngstWAITLIST Studio IXLorraine Sanders • Spirit of 608

4:45pm EDT

Students as Change Agents: Bringing Participatory Budgeting to SchoolsNOW OPEN Common House: SouthSerena Gruia • Common House

5:00pm EDT

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

6:00pm EDT

A Sense of Place: How Preservation Creates the FutureALMOST FULL Common House: NorthOverton 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 FMNOW OPEN WTJU 91.1 FMRob Sheffield • WTJU 91.1 FM

9:00pm EDT

Rapture After Party with the MammothsNOW OPEN Rapture Restaurant & Night ClubThe Mammoths • Night Club

8:00am EDT

A Black Feminist Archaeology of AdornmentWAITLIST Common House: SouthAyana Flewellen

11:00am EDT

Love is the Bomb: Making Impact and Transformation Through BusinessNOW OPEN Old Metropolitan HallCamille Hautefort • Beatrix Ost • Elizabeth Suda • ARTICLE22

2:00pm EDT

Virginia Council for CEOs Roundtables Vault Virginia

2:45pm EDT

Kite Making WorkshopWAITLIST Common House: SouthFederico Cuatlacuatl

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 Work/Space Open Studio and Pop Up: Opening Celebration Work/SpaceE.G. • Thicket Immersion / Inversion: A Rivanna River Sensory EncounterNOW OPEN Vault VirginiaLewis & Clark Exploratory Center • Morgan McLeod • Chroma Projects • Vault Virginia

5:30pm EDT

Crowdfunded Pitch Night Cocktail MixerNOW OPEN The Jefferson TheateriLab • Community Investment Collaborative

6:00pm EDT

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

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

After Party: The WhiskeyderoALMOST FULL The BebederoThe Bebedero • The Whiskey Jar

8:00am EDT

American Evolution Innovators Cup: Networking Coffee Violet CrownAmerican Evolution

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: 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 EDT

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

11:00am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

Intro to Fire & IceNOW OPEN Central Place TentFabian Kuttner • The Whole Man Raising Tree Huggers: Introducing Children to the Magic of Charlottesville's Special TreesNOW OPEN Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchPaige Lindblom • Carolyn Schuyler American Evolution Innovators Cup: Networking Lunch Violet CrownAmerican Evolution

2:00pm EDT

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

3:00pm EDT

Learn a Song with the Yale Russian ChorusALMOST FULL Central Place TentHenry McHenry Jr. • Yale Russian Chorus

5:00pm EDT

Adar Market Street ParkAdar Fight like a Grrrl: DemoWAITLIST Central Place TentSally 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 EDT

Goose Market Street ParkGoose

8:00pm EDT

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

9:30pm EDT

Con Brio Market Street ParkCon Brio

7:00am EDT

Saturday Morning Market Charlottesville City MarketCharlottesville Parks & Recreation

10:00am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

Social DanceNOW OPEN Vault VirginiaKatharine 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 EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

Social DanceNOW OPEN Vault VirginiaKatharine 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 ParksALMOST FULL Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchDarius Nabors Con Brio Market Street ParkCon Brio McGuffey Open House & Picnic: Monotype Printing DemoNOW OPEN McGuffey Art CenterPolly 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 EDT

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

1:30pm EDT

Spotting Pseudoscience in the MediaALMOST FULL Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchLinnea Saby • Sean Cuddy • Caitlin D. Wylie • Science Policy Initiative at UVA Kevin Maines & The Volts Market Street Park Kite Making with Federico CuatlacuatlNOW OPEN Market Street ParkFederico Cuatlacuatl • Bridge PAI

2:45pm EDT

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

4:00pm EDT

Roots of A Rebellion Market Street ParkRoots of A Rebellion Fight Like A Grrrl: WorkshopNOW OPEN Rapture Restaurant & Night ClubJoshua Copson • Sally Rose Monnes • Fight Like a Grrrl

5:15pm EDT

Cville All Stars Market Street ParkCville All Stars

6:30pm EDT

Erin & the Wild Fire Market Street Park

8:00pm EDT

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

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

Vertical Farming & Urban AgricultureWAITLIST Babylon Micro-FarmsAlexander Olesen • Babylon Micro-Farms Charlottesville Mural Bike TourNOW OPEN The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative galleryCommunity Bikes • Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee • Bridge PAI • Peloton Station

11:00am EDT

Urban City Tree Walk with WildrockNOW OPEN Washington ParkPaige Lindblom • Crutchfield • Wildrock • Atlantic Builders • Ben & Jerry's • Carpet Plus

12:00pm EDT

Blues Brunch at Miller'sNOW OPEN Miller's DowntownAnthony Rosano and The Conqueroos

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

1:30pm EDT

Dance and DialogueNOW OPEN McGuffey Art CenterMaria Daniel • iDance Ministry

2:00pm EDT

Gospel in the Park Market Street Park Yale Russian Chorus - The HavenNOW OPEN The HavenHenry 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 EDT

Free Union Market Street ParkFree Union

4:30pm EDT

100 Proof Band Market Street Park100 Proof Band

5:45pm EDT

The Judy Chops Market Street ParkThe Judy Chops

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