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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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Sam Uppala

Wine Pond LC
Consulting

Culinary Institute of America Certified Wine Professional. Experience in Wine Education, Consulting in Wine Marketing.

5:00pm EDT

Craft Cocktail Competition Downtown Mall

6:00pm EDT

The Whole Grain Truth about Nutrition and GlutenNOW OPEN Great Harvest Bread CoAileen Magnotto

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

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

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

3:00pm EDT

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

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

10:00am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

Civic Innovation Conference: Networking Lunch The Jefferson TheaterHartfield Foundation • UVA Office of the Provost

2:45pm EDT

Let’s Talk About Offshore Wind Violet Crown: Theater 4Elizabeth McGowan • Hayes Framme • Andrew Gohn • Katharine Kollins • Apex Clean Energy

3:45pm EDT

Climate Change and the Benefits of Clean Energy Technologies Violet Crown: Theater 4Karla Loeb • Erik Johnson • Taylor Sloane • Michael Wu • Apex Clean Energy • Sigora Solar

5:00pm EDT

Renewable Energy Conference: Networking Happy Hour Violet CrownCvilleREA • MDV-SEIA • 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

9:00pm EDT

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

9:00am EDT

Case Study: Mural Arts Philadelphia Common House: SouthAlan Goffinski • Lisa Murch • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

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

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

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

Building Trust in Arts Communities: How a Public-Private Partnership Built a Performing Arts Center in Greensboro—and a New Can-do Spirit for Action Common House: SouthWalker Sanders • Michele Walter • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park 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

3:45pm EDT

How Collectors Can Help Your Arts Community Common HouseSarah Sargent • Kristen Chiacchia • Greg Graham • Pam Royall • Bill Royall • Lyn Bolen Warren • FUNd @ CACF • IX Art Park

5:00pm EDT

Sake Making & Sake TastingWAITLIST North American Sake Brewery & RestaurantAndrew Centofante

9:00pm EDT

After Party: The WhiskeyderoALMOST FULL The BebederoThe Bebedero • The Whiskey Jar The Tom Tom BashNOW OPEN The Paramount Theater

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

12:00pm EDT

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

12:45pm EDT

Nation of 100 Austins: How Can Your City Become the Next Hot Metro? Violet Crown: Theater 5Michael Lenox • Mick Cornett • Jayson White • UVA’s Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business • Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation 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

5:00pm EDT

Block Party Market Street ParkAdar • Goose • Con Brio • The Fritz

6:30pm EDT

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

7:00am EDT

Saturday Morning Market Charlottesville City MarketCharlottesville Parks & Recreation

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

Food Truck Roundup 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

7:00pm EDT

PorchellaNOW OPEN Belmont NeighborhoodPotter's Cider • Bridge PAI