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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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Laura Toscano

Social Entrepreneurship @ UVA
Associate Director
Charlottesville, Virginia

I've worked in social enterprise in Washington, DC for the past 15 years, and now that I've happily relocated to Charlottesville, I work at UVA advising students on social entrepreneurship.

I'm interested in the way the food landscape is evolving; how we can integrate makerspaces and art into entrepreneurship; and how we can grow to see the university and its resources as part of Charlottesville, not separate from the community.

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

9:30pm EDT

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

9:30am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

Community Home Cooking at the HavenNOW OPEN The HavenThe Haven Strategies for Telling Your Story Without Fear, Stress, or AngstWAITLIST Studio IXLorraine Sanders • Spirit of 608

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

3:30pm EDT

Affordable Housing: Five Innovative Strategies Violet Crown: Theater 3Chip Boyles • Roy Decker • Monique Johnson • Sunshine Mathon • Rusty Smith • Chris Thompson • Hartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

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

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

How to Develop a Data-Driven Creative Placemaking Strategy for Your Community Common House: NorthSteven Pedigo • Anna Bentson • Rosamond Fletcher • Kian Kamas • Lynchburg Economic Development Authority • 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

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

2:45pm EDT

Kite Making WorkshopWAITLIST Common House: SouthFederico Cuatlacuatl

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

3:45pm EDT

Ethics in AI Panel Violet Crown: Theater 5Mo Johnson • Anton Korinek • Tianlu Wang • S&P Global • UVA Data Science Institute

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 Tiny Worlds Terrarium Party with WildrockNOW OPEN Kardinal HallPaige Lindblom • Wildrock • Great Outdoor Provision Co. • Fifth Season Gardening • Kardinal Hall

5:00pm EDT

Sake Making & Sake TastingWAITLIST North American Sake Brewery & RestaurantAndrew Centofante Creative Ecosystems Conference: Networking Happy Hour Common HouseFUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

5:30pm EDT

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

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 The Tom Tom BashNOW OPEN The Paramount Theater

10:45am EDT

Four Big Ideas in the Ecosystem: Entrepreneurial Flash Talks Common House: SouthJoshua Anton • Grace Belangia • Anika Horn • Eric Parker • Marie Schacht

11:00am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Conference: Networking Lunch The Jefferson TheaterUVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

3:30pm EDT

Business and Historic Building Restoration in Urban Appalachia Violet Crown: Theater 2Tighe Bullock • Ric Cavender

5:00pm EDT

Startup and Innovation Fair Market Street Park

10:00am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

Craft Cville Market Market Street ParkCraft Cville McGuffey Open House & Picnic: Monotype Printing DemoNOW OPEN McGuffey Art CenterPolly Breckenridge CIC Showcase Market Street ParkCommunity Investment Collaborative Yellowstone, Glacier and Grand Teton National ParksALMOST FULL Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central BranchDarius Nabors 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

6:30pm EDT

Erin & the Wild Fire Market Street Park

10:00am EDT

Vertical Farming & Urban AgricultureWAITLIST Babylon Micro-FarmsAlexander Olesen • Babylon Micro-Farms

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