TOM TOM FOUNDERS FESTIVAL - 4TH ANNUAL April 13-19 2015

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TOM TOM
FOUNDERS
FESTIVAL

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C H ARL OTTESVI L L E, VA
TH E 4 TH ANNU AL TO M TO M FO U NDERS FESTIVAL

is a 501c3 nonprofit that hosts dozens of events every year in Charlottesville,

VA. The Festival’s mission is to empower the founders of creative, civic, and

entrepreneurial ventures by connecting communities and fostering lasting

legacies of creativity.

   In 2014, Tom Tom showcased 381 community organizations, facilitated

over $500,000 of seed stage investment, and had an economic impact of

$843,000 on the community of Charlottesville. Tom Tom is sustained by the

generosity of multiple sponsors and diverse public support.

                                                     T O M T O M F E S T. C O M   /   PA G E 1
STAFF                                            NONPROFIT BOARD
                                                                                    Paul Beyer, Director                             Rick Beyer, R.L. Beyer Custom Homes
                                                                                    Carolyn Zelikow, Assistant Director              Blake Hurt, Capital Real Estate
                                                                                    James Cunningham, Music & Production             Chip Harding, Albemarle County Sheriff
                                                                                    Daniel Willson, Innovation
                                                                                    Sana Khawaja, Art                                PROGRAMMING CONTRIBUTORS
                                                                                    Polina Chesnakova, Food                          Wendy Brown, Community Investment
                                                                                    Alyssa Dizon, Campus Outreach                        Collaborative
                                                                                    Matt Pamer, Creative Director                    Chiara Canzi, U.Va. Licensing and Ventures
                                                                                    Renee Shuey, Designer                            Seth Casana, Whurk Magazine
                                                                                                                                     Andrea Douglas, African American Heritage
                                                                                    INTERNS & KEY VOLUNTEERS                             Center
                                                                                    Badra Benkreira                                  Alex Euler, Center for Innovative Technologies
                                                                                    Todd Colvin                                      Dale Fickett, RVAWorks
                                                                                    Veronica Correa                                  Dan Freedman, Charlottesville Area
                                                                                    Rob Edwards                                          Community Foundation
                                                                                    Caroline Gibson                                  Gram Slaton, Piedmont Council for the Arts
T HAN K YOU for being part of               Tom Tom’s motto is “Found Yourself”.                                                     Ed Freeman, U.Va. Darden School of Business
                                                                                    Blake Goodwin
the 4th Annual Tom Tom Founders             It’s a Charlottesville tradition that   Meghan Kasel                                     Tosha Grantham, Second Street Gallery
                                                                                    Eric Leimkuhler                                  Serena Gruia, The Bridge PAI
Festival. Charlottesville is a town         goes all the way back to the                                                             Maggie Guggenheimer, Virginia Foundation
                                                                                    Norah McDonald
with an extraordinary past and an           Founding Father and Tom Tom             Linh Nguyen                                          for the Humanities
                                                                                    Christiana Nguyen                                Jody Kielbasa, U.Va. Vice Provost for the Arts
exciting future, and in this week of        namesake, Thomas Jefferson. Since       Emily Pickelhaupt                                Amanda Poncy, City of Charlottesville
Jefferson’s birth, we’re celebrating        initiating Tom Tom in 2012, we          Marcus Rasmussen                                 Christine Mahoney, U.Va. Batten School of
                                                                                    Leah Retta                                           Public Policy
founders in business, society, and the      have worked with hundreds of            Cassidy Savarino                                 Elizabeth Pyle, U.Va. School of Engineering
                                                                                                                                         and Applied Science
arts. Hopefully we’re also inspiring        individuals who have this founding      Aaku Tamrakar
                                                                                    Anna Tucker                                      Chad Ratliff, Albemarle County Schools
the next generation of founders.            spirit. Without them, the Festival      Dori Williams                                    Sandy Reisky, Apex Clean Energy
                                                                                                                                     Matthew Slaats, The Bridge PAI
                                            would not exist. So we hope you         Jessica Zimmerman
                                                                                                                                     Joyce Smaragdis, U.Va. Batten Institute for
In 2015, our Entrepreneur in                take this Festival as an opportunity                                                         Entrepreneurship
                                                                                    ADVISORY BOARD                                   M J Toms, U.Va. Batten Institute for
Residence is Alexis Ohanian,                to have a great time, be inspired by    Special thanks to Susan Payne and Greg               Entrepreneurship
cofounder of the website reddit, an         the creative energy around you, and     Graham for their support of the festival.        David Touve, U.Va. McIntire School of
                                                                                                                                         Commerce
online community of millions. Alexis        take the leap to found great things.    Brevy Cannon, U.Va. Media Relations              Juliet Trail, College and Graduate School of
is joined by dozens of remarkable                                                   Pete Caramanis, Royer Caramanis                      Arts & Sciences
                                                                                       McDonough PLC                                 Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville Tomorrow
innovators committed to building                                                    Lee Catlin, Albemarle County                     Todd Wickersty, Storyware
                                                                                    Frank Dubec, GoodSoil Agency
their communities both locally
                                                                                    David Ellis, City of Charlottesville             Special thanks to Leadership Charlottesville
and globally. Tom Tom’s Artist in                                                   Will Foshay, Felton Group                        Class of 2016 for making Tom Tom their
                                                                                    Greg Graham, Edgehill Farm                       signature project:
Residence Mickael Broth served 10                                                   Rick Hamilton, IBM
months in prison for creating public                                                Sharon Krueger, U.Va. Office of the Vice         Ed Stockwell, Craig Kotarski, Gretchen
                                                                                       President for Research                        Kaufman, Garrick Alden, Kathy Del Rosso,
art. He now spearheads Richmond’s                                                   Susan Payne, Payne Ross and Associates           Laura Lamonic, & Sharon Adelle
Welcoming Walls project, a mural               Yours Sincerely,                     Michael Prichard, WillowTree Apps

series that frames that city as a              Paul Beyer                           Philippe Sommer, U.Va. Batten Institute at the
                                                                                       Darden School
creative canvas.                                                                    Emma Terry, U.Va. Office of the Provost and
                                                                                       Vice Provost for the Arts
                                                                                    David Touve, U.Va. Galant Center for
                                                                                       Entrepreneurship, McIntire School of
                                                                                       Commerce
                                                                                    Travis Wilburn, Stay Charlottesville

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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

                                            BECCA MCCHAREN                        CLAUDE WAMPLER
                                            McCharen is the founder of avant-     Claude Wampler is a New York–
                                            garde fashion line CHROMAT.           based multimedia artist, whose
                                            Raised in Lynchburg, VA, this U.Va.   work “investigates the boundaries
                                            School of Architecture graduate       of spectatorship in the visual and
                                            fuses technical chops with fierce     performing arts,” according to
                                            individualism to create unique,       ArtForum. Wampler’s work has
                                            larger-than-life pieces for clients   shown at Richard Telles Fine Art
                                            like Madonna, Lady Gaga, Nicky        in Los Angeles, The Whitney
                                            Minaj, and Beyoncé.                   Museum in New York, Diverse
                                                                                  Works in Houston, Museum of Art
                                            McCharen is participating in the      in Seoul, in Paris at Menagerie de
                                            Art in Virginia Luncheon (p. 25)      Verre, in Lisbon at the Gulbenkian
                                            speaking at the Founders Summit       Foundation Center of Modern Art,
                                            (p. 27 and offering a workshop on     at the Rotterdam Film Festival in the
                                            fashion design (p. 43).               Netherlands, and many others.

                                            BECCA IS HOSTED IN PART
                                            BY U.VA. ARTS AND THE                 Wampler is participating in the
                                            ENTREPRENEURSHIP GROUP                Art in Virginia Luncheon (p. 25),
                                            AT U.VA.                              speaking at the Founders Summit
                                                                                  (p. 27), and performing in Ritual
                                                                                  and Creative Collisions (p. 43).

                                                                                  CLAUDE IS THE RUFFIN
                                                                                  DISTINGUISHED ARTIST IN
                                                                                  RESIDENCE AND IS HOSTED
                                                                                  BY THE COLLEGE AND
                                                                                  GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS
                                                                                  AND SCIENCES AT U.VA.

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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

MICKAEL BROTH
     A lifelong street artist, Mickael Broth
is founder of Richmond’s Welcoming
Walls project, a series of large murals
at the city’s gateways. Broth’s current
style emerged during a 10 month
prison sentence he served for painting
graffiti across the East Coast. “Every
day I still think about it,” Broth told The
Washington Post for his 2012 show
                                               CITY ART BUS
at Artisphere. “It became part of the
                                               Presented in Partnership with Charlottesville Area Transit
way that my brain looks at the world.”
                                               Charlottesville Area Transit has dedicated a soon to be decommissioned 35’ long
Juxtapoz calls his 3 volume exploration
                                               flyer passenger bus for Resident Artist Mickael Broth to paint. Pictured are the initial
of the experience, entitled Gated
                                               renderings, which will tie into Mickael’s other major project, the Garrett Street
Community: Graffiti and Incarceration,
                                               Mural. Catch the art bus on CAT’S free Downtown to U.Va. route in the month of
“highly recommended”.
                                               April.

    Broth is leading the painting of
                                               At Tom Tom, this bus will be the home of Poetry on the Trolley (p. 41), departing
Charlottesville’s Free Trolley and the
                                               from Lee Park between 12 and 6pm, Saturday 4/18, and will be stationed at the
mural at Garrett and 6th Street (see
                                               Belmont Block Party (p. 46), Sunday 4/19.
facing). He is also contributing original
art to the Downtown Mall Lamppost
Banners (pp. 8-9). For more street art,                                                      GARRET ST MURAL
check out the Graffiti Art Battle (p. 41)                                                    This 240’ mural on the corner of Garrett
                                                                                             and 6th street marks the intersection of
MICKAEL IS HOSTED IN PART                                                                    the Downtown and Belmont neighbors,
BY THE FUND @ CACF                                                                           and a newly conceived strategic
                                                                                             improvement district for entrepreneurship
                                                                                             and creativity.

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Adam Disbrow     Amy Sherald        Andrew Stronge               Christine Stoddard

                                                                                         Eileen French     Emily Herr      Frank Buffalo Hyde             Hannah Barefoot

ALL WEEK

DOWNTOWN
BANNER
COMPETITION                                                                             Hannah Varden     Jeffrey Thelin      Matt Pamer                    Mickael Broth

Presented in partnership with Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) & U.Va Arts
Part of City As Canvas, the Downtown Banner Competition brings 16 original works
of art to the Downtown Mall and to transit shelters throughout Charlottesville.

Vote for your favorite during the week of Tom Tom – thumbnails at right. The winner
will be named Sunday, April 19th at the Belmont Block Party. The artist with the most
votes will win $1,000. The top voted student will win $500.

CAST YOUR VOTE: TOMTOMFEST.COM/VOTE
                                                                                         Renee Shuey     Sangyoon Park       Sean Raynor                          Yeni Mao

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MONDAY                              FRIDAY NIGHT BLOCK PARTY
                                    5PM - 11PM
FOUNDING CVILLE AND                 Lee Park, More info, p.36
OPENING CEREMONY
6PM Reception, 7PM Talks            SATURDAY
Jefferson School African American
Heritage Center                     TOM TOM CITY MARKET
More info, p. 14                    9AM - 12PM
                                    More info, p.40
TUESDAY
                                    PICNIC DAY CONCERTS, ART, &
NONPROFIT PITCH NIGHT               PERFORMANCE
COMPETITION                         12PM - 7PM
6PM Reception, 7PM Pitches          Lee Park, 2nd Street Gallery,
Jefferson School African American   The Haven, Old Metropolitan Hall
Heritage Center                     More info, p.38
More info, p. 16
                                    ART PERFORMANCE & WORKSHOPS,
WEDNESDAY                           2nd Street Gallery, The Haven, Old
                                    Metropolitan Hall
SONGWRITER NIGHT & LENA FAYRE       More info, p. 41
6:30PM Doors, 7PM Competition,
8:30PM Concert                      FELLINI’S #9 JAZZFEST
The Haven, More info, p.17          5PM - 2AM
                                    Fellini’s #9
THURSDAY                            More info, p.45

U.VA INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR          METAL SHOWCASE
AWARDS & CROWDFUNDED PITCH          7PM - 11PM
COMPETITION                         Champion Brewery
530PM Awards 7PM Reception,         More info, p.45
7:30PM Pitches
The Jefferson Theater               SUNDAY
More info, p.18
                                    BELMONT BLOCK PARTY
FRIDAY                              12PM - 7PM
                                    Belmont BBQ, La Taza, Fitzgeralds Tires
FOUNDERS SUMMIT                     More info, p.46
8AM Coffee & Registration
9:30AM - 5PM Talks                  PORCHELLA
5:30PM Galant Challenge             6PM - 10PM
The Paramount Theater               Front Porches in Belmont
More info, p.20                     More info, p.47

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ALL WEEK

FARM TO TABLE
RESTAURANT
WEEK

1 WEEK. 11 RESTAURANTS.
PRIX FIXE MENUS AND SPECIALTY DISHES HIGHLIGHTING
LOCAL FARMERS AND ARTISANS
                                                                        Featuring these restaruants
Presented in Partnership with Whole Foods Market
                                                                        BROOKVILLE
                                                                        C&O RESTAURANT
Named the “Locavore Capital of the World” by Forbes and one of          CITIZEN BURGER BAR
the “Tastiest Towns in the South” by Southern Living, Charlottesville   THE CLIFTON INN
is surrounded by farms, dairies, breweries, vineyards, and              HAMILTONS’ AT FIRST & MAIN
orchards. Within the city limits, butchers, jam makers, bakers,         IVY INN
chocolatiers, and all manner of craft food artisans have set up         MAS
shop. Take a guided tour through the tastes of Charlottesville with     OAKHART SOCIAL
the town’s best chefs.                                                  ORZO KITCHEN & WINE BAR
                                                                        RED PUMP KITCHEN
                                                                        THE WHISKEY JAR

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ROB VAUGHAN / Founder,
                                                                                                                          Virginia Foundation for the
                                                                                                                          Humanities
                                                                                                                          Since its founding in 1974, VFH
                                                                                                                          has raised over $160,000,000 in
                                                                              ANDREA DOUGLAS / Founding                   sponsoring 40,000 humanities programs
                                                                              Director, African American                  serving communities large and small
                                                                              Heritage Center                             throughout Virginia.
                                                                              Andrea will share the narrative of the
                                                                              Jefferson School, from its founding
                                                                              through the years of segregation and
                                                                              Massive Resistance, to its transformation
MONDAY
                                                                              into an innovative center for non-profits

FOUNDING CVILLE
                                                                              with new models for building and
                                                                              sustaining community.

AND OPENING
                                                                                                                          ROBIN FELDER / Founder
                                                                                                                          Global Cell Solutions and 8
                                                                                                                          other companies
CEREMONY                                                                                                                  Robin’s 300 peer-reviewed research
                                                                                                                          publications and 18 patents have
                                                                                                                          elicited over $100 million dollars of
                                                                                                                          Federal grants and private investment.
6PM Reception
7PM Launch of Creative Collisions & Founding Talks                            BRYNNE POTTER / Cofounder,
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center                             Maternity Neighborhood
Presented in Partnership with Bank of America                                 Brynne’s work in digital health has
                                                                              entered the vanguard of those thinking
Founding Cville is a chance to meet the contemporary Founders who             about patient empowerment and data
have made Charlottesville what it is today. The Founding Cville project       access. Brynne also was integral in
                                                                                                                          SARA CLAYBORNE / Cofounder,
tells the stories of local architects, entrepreneurs, scientists, and civic   the advocacy to modernize Virginia’s
                                                                                                                          Charlottesville Ballet
leaders who followed their passions and, in the process, created              regulatory framework for access to
                                                                                                                          The Ballet is an academy
projects of lasting impact on our area and society at large.                  community-based maternity care
                                                                                                                          a community resource, and a
                                                                              services, by serving as legislative
                                                                                                                          performance company that attracts
The launch of Creative Collisions will occur at 7pm with the choosing of      liaison to the State’s General Assembly
                                                                                                                          international dancers. Sara Clayborne
teams and themes. Read about the projects culmination on page 43.             for the Virginia Midwives Alliance
                                                                                                                          cofounded the Ballet in 2007 with Emily
                                                                                                                          Mott after a career spent teaching,
                                                                                                                          studying, and performing dance
                                                                                                                          professionally.

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TUESDAY

NONPROFIT $30K
PITCH NIGHT
6PM Reception, 7PM Pitches
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center

Presented in Partnership with the Future Fund at the Charlottesville Area
                                                                                   WEDNESDAY
Community Foundation

                                                                                   SONGWRITER
Meet 16 innovative nonprofits, selected       ART                                  COMPETITION
from a pool of over 77 applicants.            Charlottesville Ballet               WITH PERFORMANCE BY LENA FAYRE
The Charlottesville Area Community            New City Arts Initiative
Foundation’s Future Fund is hosting its       American Shakespeare Center
grantmaking cycle this year as a live,        Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
public pitch night.                           Music Resource Center
                                                                                   7PM Competition, 830PM Concert
                                                                                   The Haven
Join the Future Fund to vote towards the      EDUCATION
                                                                                   Presented in Partnership with 106.1 the Corner and Wild Wolf Brewing
allocation of $30,000 in grant funding.       Walker Upper Elementary School
Non-members of the Future Fund may                  (Books on Bikes)
                                                                                   Celebrating the art of songwriting, this multi-genre showcase will be a high energy
vote for a crowd favorite by donating         Big Brothers Big Sisters
                                                                                   showdown between 10 up-and-comers and established songwriters. Performers will receive
$10 per vote. Individuals may buy as          Boys and Girls Club of Central VA
                                                                                   feedback from the panel of music industry experts, but ultimately the crowd decides on the
many as 10 votes each.                        Backpack Buddies
                                                                                   winner!
                                              City of Promise
                                              Community Investment Collaborative
                                                                                   Audience members will buy votes ($5 each / 5 maximum) and choose a favorite for the
                                              PACEM
                                                                                   crowdfunded pool. Other prizes include free studio time and training at White Star Studios
                                                                                   and rehearsal space at Bay 1 Studios. List of participating songwriters on page 56.
                                              ENVIRONMENT
                                              Camp Holiday Trails
                                                                                   The evening will be followed by a special performance from Lena Fayre, an
                                              Local Energy Alliance Program
                                                                                   18 year-old songwriter dubbed by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of
                                              Market Central
                                                                                   “10 Artists You Need to Know.”
                                              Better World Betty

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THURSDAY

                                                                               CROWDFUNDED
                                                                               PITCH NIGHT

                                                                               07:30 PM - 09PM
                                                                               The Jefferson Theater
                                                                               Presented in Partnership with the Batten Institute at U.Va.’s Darden
                                                                               School of Business

                                                                               Celebrate local business at Charlottesville’s 4th annual Crowdfunded Pitch Night, an
                                                                               evening of camaraderie and entrepreneurship at The Jefferson Theater in Downtown
                                                                               Charlottesville.

                                                                               Ten of Charlottesville’s best and brightest businesses will each have 3 minutes to
                                                                               pitch their products and how they plan to grow. $10 buys a vote (maximum of 5) to
                                                                               cast for your favorite entrepreneurial plan. At the end of the night, the crowd chosen
                                                                               winner will opt between the the cash prize, or a coveted spot in Darden’s “Innovation
                                                                               Laboratory”, which comes with a $5,000 grant and high impact support from
THURSDAY                                                                       Darden’s faculty and alumni.

U.VA.’S INNOVATOR                                                              Another contestant will have an opportunity to join the Community Investment
                                                                               Collaborative (CIC), a Charlottesville-based program designed to help entrepreneurs

OF THE YEAR                                                                    from low-income and underserved communities start or expand their businesses.

5:30 - 7PM
The Jefferson Theater
Presented in partnership with U.Va. Licensing & Ventures Group

The highest honor bestowed on University of Virginia innovators, the Edlich-
Henderson Innovator of the Year award recognizes an individual or team whose
research discovery is making a major impact. Award winners receive a $10,000
cash prize and formal recognition at this special awards reception.

PICTURED ABOVE: Robin Felder, 2012 recipient

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8AM-6PM, FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH
THE PARAMOUNT THEATER
$75 GENERAL, $25 STUDENT

A day of founding narratives from some of the world’s most innovative
entrepreneurs. Talks & panels dive into the startup experience, with insights on
topics like the role of corporations in society, commerce versus creativity, and
how to build big ideas in small towns.

Presented in Partnership with the Batten Institute at U.Va’s Darden School of
Business, Storyware, and Virginia is For Lovers

SCHEDULE

8:00AM          REGISTRATION
8:15AM          ONE MILLION CUPS
9:30AM          OPENING REMARKS
9:45AM          TALK: ALEXIS OHANIAN
10:15AM         PANEL: SMALL EMPIRES
11:00AM         TALK: KIP TINDELL
11:15AM         PANEL: CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM
12:00PM         LUNCHEONS
2:00PM          TALKS: ART AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
3:15PM          TALK: PETER ROJAS
3:30PM          PANEL: HOW TO LAUNCH A STARTUP
4:15PM          TALK: DALE DOUGHERTY
4:30PM          PANEL: CAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP BE TAUGHT?
5:15PM          CLOSING REMARKS
5:30PM          THE GALANT CHALLENGE

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FOUNDERS SUMMIT

                                                                                                    PANEL: SMALL EMPIRES
                                                                                                    How Small Cities Grow Big Ideas
                                                                                                    9:45 TALK, 10:15 PANEL
                                                                                                    Presented in Partnership with TING Mobile

                                                                                                    Towns and cities across the country aspire to be like Silicon Valley and Boulder,
                                                                                                    CO – hotbeds for high growth tech startups and income generating innovation. This
                                                                                                    panel looks at how small cities and younger entrepreneurial ecosystems can thrive by
                                                                                                    embracing their existing identities.

FOUNDERS SUMMIT

ENTREPRENEUR                                                                                        PANELISTS

IN RESIDENCE
AL EXIS OHANIAN
Alexis Ohanian, is Cofounder and Executive Chairman of Reddit, “the front page
of the internet,” a website that gets more than 6 billion pageviews per month.                        ALEXIS OHANIAN                DONNA HARRIS                      REID SNYDER
Ohanian is a partner at Y Combinator, “Silicon Valley’s startup machine,” and a                      cofounder of Reddit            founder of 1776                    publisher of
noted champion of net neutrality. He hosts ​Small Empires for The Verge, a series                                                                                   Streetwise Media
that examines big ideas coming from unlikely places, and is the author of the Wall
Street Journal best-seller ​Without Their Permission. According to Slate, this thirty-one
year old U.Va. grad might even be ”​ solving the United States’ innovation crisis” by
democratizing entrepreneurship.

                                                                                                                      BOB MOONEY                    TAREK PERTEW
EVENTS WITH                            » Founders Summit. Fri 4.17
                                                                                                                       cofounder of                  cofounder of
ALEXIS:                                      » Keynote: The Founding Story of Reddit
                                                                                                                      New Richmond                     Uncubed
                                              » Panel: Small Empires
                                                                                                                         Ventures
                                               » Keynote Luncheon at the Downtown Grille
                                                » Conversation: Can you teach entrepreneurship?
                                        » Galant Challenge. Fri. 4.17
                                         » Super Demo. Sat. 4.18 at the Haven
                                          » Wahoowa. Sat. 4.18 at the Old Metropolitan Hall
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FOUNDERS
                                                                                               CONSCIOUS
                                                                                               CAPITALISM PANELISTS     LUNCHEONS
                                                                                               WITH KIP TINDELL
                                                                                                                        12 - 2PM

                                                                                                                        The Founders Luncheons are seven
                                                                                                                        catered lunches at multiple venues
                                                                                                                        downtown, offering an opportunity to
                                                                                                                        step back from the Founders Summit and
                                                                                                                        dig into ideas and problems with leaders
                                                                                                ED FREEMAN              in specific fields.
                                                                                                 Professor
                                                                                               Darden School            SPEAKERS LUNCHEON / The
                                                                                                                        Downtown Grille / Presented with
                                                                                                                        Quantitative Investment Management.

                                                                                                                        EDUCATING TOMORROW’S
FOUNDERS SUMMIT                                                                                                         FOUNDERS / The Downtown Grill
                                                                                                                        / Presented with the Curry School of

KEYNOTE: KIP TINDELL                                                                          JEFFREY CHERRY
                                                                                                                        Education.

11AM Talk, 11:15 Panel                                                                                                  SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN
                                                                                             Executive Director
Presented in Partnership with Virginia Business Magazine                                                                VIRGINIA / Hamiltons’ / Presented
                                                                                           Conscious Venture Lab
                                                                                                                        with Social Entrepreneurship @ U.Va.
Kip Tindell is founder of The Container Store which generates nearly $800 million
in revenue and is the nation’s leading retailer of storage and organization products.                                   VIRGINIA’S NATIONAL
This March, The Container Store celebrated its sixteenth year on Fortune’s List of 100                                  ECONOMIC IDENTITY / The
Best Companies to Work For. Tindell is the incoming chairman of the National Retail                                     Downtown Grille / Presented with
Federation.                                                                                                             the Arlington Economic Development
                                                                                                                        Authority.
                                                                                               ADRIAN KEEVIL
PANEL: CONSCIOUS                                                                                  Founder
                                                                                              PlusTick Partners
                                                                                                                        ENTREPRENEURS IN FOOD:
                                                                                                                        EATING LOCAL EVERYDAY /

CAPITALISM                                                                                                              Brookville / Presented with Whole
                                                                                                                        Foods Market

11:15 AM                                                                                                                WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN
                                                                                                                        HEALTH, TECH, & DESIGN / Zocalo
Conscious Capitalism is a business philosophy that builds on the foundations of
                                                                                                                        / Presented with Scitent and The Ivy
capitalism: voluntary exchange, entrepreneurship, competition, freedom to trade, and
                                                                                                                        Group
the rule of law, with a renewed emphasis on serving the interests of all stakeholders—
customers, employees, investors, communities, suppliers, and the environment.                    RAJ SISODIA
                                                                                                                        VIRGINIA’S NATIONAL ART
                                                                                         Professor of Global Business
                                                                                                                        IDENTITY / 2nd Street Gallery
                                                                                               Babson College

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FOUNDERS SUMMIT

LIGHTNING TALKS
ON ART AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2PM
Presented in Partnership with the Office of the Provost and Vice Provost for
the Arts at U.Va. and the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at
U.Va.

How do you build a business around a creative vision? What do tensions between
art and commerce mean in practical terms? Founders in creative industries talk about
their own experience navigating these questions.

DAVE FREY                                     GEOFFREY TRUMP                           BECCA MCCHAREN                            CLAUDE WAMPLER
founder of the                                tour director for the Dave               founder of CHROMAT                        Ruffin Distinguished
Lockn’ Music Festival                         Matthews Band                            The avant-garde fashion line CHROMAT      Artist in Residence
Dave has brought artists such as                                                       creates larger-than-life pieces for
Phish and Wilco to Charlottesville’s                                                   boundary-testing stars like Madonna,
backyard with Lockn’. Frey is also                                                     Lady Gaga, and Nicky Minaj. The
the cofounder of Silent Partner                                                        Lynchburg native and U.Va. Architecture
Management, which steers The                                                           grad is a Forbes 30 under 30: Art
Ramones estate, and cofounder of                                                       & Style” pick for “People Who Are
the legendary H.O.R.D.E. Fest, a                                                       Reinventing the World in 2014.”
touring jamathon that ruled the 90s
summer circuit.

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FOUNDERS SUMMIT

                                                                                             PANEL: HOW TO
                                                                                             LAUNCH A STARTUP
                                                                                             3:30PM

                                                                                             How To Launch a Startup offers practical tips and 20/20 hindsight on how to build a
                                                                                             business from scratch. Learn about everything from how not to do press launches to
                                                                                             strategies for managing equity.

FOUNDERS SUMMIT                                                                              PANELISTS

ENTREPRENEUR-
IN-RESIDENCE
PETER ROJAS
                                                                                                PETER ROJAS                 VANESSA HURST                    ADAM HEALEY
3:15 TALK, 3:30 PANEL
                                                                                             Gizmodo, Engadget,              Girl Develop It,               Borrowed & Blue
                                                                                                and now AOL                  CodeMontage,
Peter Rojas is the cofounder of Gizmodo and of Engadget, two of the web’s most
                                                                                                                          Developers for Good
influential tech blogs, both of which Rojas launched before he was 30. Rojas is
currently the VP of Strategy for AOL and the Director of AOL Alpha. You can also
catch Peter at Super Demo on Saturday (p. 44).

EVENTS                                 » Founders Summit. Fri 4/17
WITH PETER:                                • Keynote: The Founding Story of Engadget
                                           • Panel: How to Launch a Startup
                                           • Keynote Luncheon at the Downtown Grille                        STEPHANIE NGUYEN               JOSH GUTTMAN
                                           • Conversation: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?                      Landmark                      SoftBank
                                        » Super Demo. Sat. 4/18 at The Haven

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PANEL: CAN
                                                                                                     ENTREPRENEURSHIP
                                                                                                     BE TAUGHT?
                                                                                                     4:30PM

                                                                                                     Colleges and schools across the country are racing to develop entrepreneurship
                                                                                                     programs, reigniting an age-old question about nature and nurture in the context of
                                                                                                     entrepreneurial qualities. Research in entrepreneurial curricula has advanced by leaps
                                                                                                     and bounds, and can help young founders avoid common pitfalls, from writing better
                                                                                                     budgets to recovering more rapidly from failure. Some entrepreneurs though argue
                                                                                                     that the only way to learn entrepreneurship is by doing, and that education can stifle
                                                                                                     young founders’ appetites for risk and innovation.
FOUNDERS SUMMIT
                                                                                                     This conversation brings the speakers back on stage to consider a scenario: If your

ENTREPRENEUR-                                                                                        son or daughter wanted to drop out of college to pursue a startup, what would you
                                                                                                     counsel them to do?

IN-RESIDENCE
DALE DOUGHERTY                                                                                       PANELISTS

4:15 TALK, 4:30 PANEL
Presented in Partnership with U.Va.’s School of Engineering and Applied
Science and the Albemarle County School System

Dale Dougherty is the founder and CEO of Make Magazine and Maker Faire, as
well as a cofounder of O’Reilly Media, ​TED presenter, and W  ​ hite House guest. The               BECCA MCCHAREN             JEFF CHERRY               ED FREEMAN
Maker Movement celebrates America’s identity as a nation of garage workshop
geniuses by connecting innovators and supporting STEM education (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Math) in schools. The Maker Faire franchise is a series
of enormous, World’s Fair-style expos of creativity in engineering, programming, and
science that take place all across the world, from Istanbul to Detroit.

                                                                                                      PETER ROJAS           ALEXIS OHANIAN                 DAVE FREY
EVENTS                            » T ouring the Albemarle County School System. Thursday, 4/16
WITH DALE:                         » Founders Summit. Friday, 4/17
                                         • Keynote: The Founding Story of the Maker Faire
                                         • Educating Tomorrow’s Founders at the Downtown Grille
                                         • Conversation: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
                                    » Super Demo. Saturday, 4/18 at The Haven
                                     » Genius Hour. Sunday, 4/19 at the Belmont Block Party
                                                                                                    DALE DOUGHERTY           VANESSA HURST             DONNA HARRIS

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FOUNDERS SUMMIT

GALANT CHALLENGE
FREE, PUBLIC

5:30PM
Presented in Partnership with the Galant Center for Entrepreneurship
at the McIntire School of Commerce

Learn about emerging U.Va. entrepreneurs and support Wahoo businesses. Engage
with U.Va. students and alumni in a live angel funding round with investors from
across the region. This is not a pitch competition or business model exercise. Over
half a million dollars in seed stage investment was offered to new ventures through
this program in 2014.

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Tom Tom hosts 6 block parties over the weekend of April 17 - 19.
                                              These large, outdoor gatherings with live music, local food & drink,
                                              art, and performance offer locals, students, and visitors an opportunity
                                              to experience Charlottesville and engage with their community in new
                                              ways.

                                              BLOCK PARTIES
                                              Friday Night Block Party at Lee Park
                                              Saturday Picnic Day at Lee Park
                                              Saturday Jazzfest at Fellini’s #9
                                              Saturday Metal Showcase at Champion Brewery
                                              Sunday Belmont Block Party
                                              Sunday Porchella Front Porch Fest

                                              CRAFT BEER
                                              New Belgium & Wild Wolf Beer Gardens

                                              FOOD TRUCKS
                                              A Taste of Home Southern Cooking
                                              barefoot bucha
                                              Bavarian Chef
                                              Blue Ridge Pizza Co.
                                              Carpe Donut
                                              Got Dumplings
                                              Kona Ice
                                              Little Manila
                                              Pantheon Pops
                                              Smojo Smoothies & Juice
                                              South Fork Food Truck
                                              The Pie Guy
                                              Two Brothers Southwestern Grill

                                              WINE AND CIDER
                                              Early Mountain Vineyards
                                              Woodchuck Hard Cider
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FRIDAY
BLOCK PARTY

5PM / Lee Park
Presented in Partnership with C-Ville Weekly

                                                                                   FEATURING MUSIC FROM:
One of Tom Tom’s signature events: thousands of people out on a spring night,
diverse bands and performances, food trucks ringing Cville’s central park, and a
                                                                                   LORD NELSON
New Belgium Brewing craft beer garden throughout it all.
                                                                                   DAMANI HARRISON OF BEETNIX
                                                                                   THE FUNK ARK WITH MEMBERS
                                                                                   		OF THIEVERY CORPORATION
                                                                                   BOSLEY

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SATURDAY
PICNIC DAY
                                                                                       12PM-7PM
                                                                                       LEE PARK CONCERT SERIES

9AM-7PM / Lee Park
Presented in Partnership with the Newsplex                                             BOURBON BARREL CONGRESS
Events at City Market, Second Street Gallery, The Haven, Old                           SALLY ROSE MUSIC
Metropolitan Hall                                                                      CHAMOMILE AND WHISKEY
                                                                                       STABLE ROOTS
A Saturday party with live music and tons of art from across the state. Bluegrass      SUN-DRIED OPOSSUM
bands and craft beer are the backdrop for an art fair, an inventions expo, and local   THE SOUTHERN BELLES
food workshops. Pack your picnic basket at the Farmer’s Market, then head over!        ELBY BRASS
Picnic Day is free and open to the public.

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FOOD

SATURDAY
FARM TO TABLE EXPO
Presented in Partnership with Whole Foods Market

                                                                                         ART                                                                 MORE
B U I LD YOUR PICNIC B A S K ET
9AM / City Market
                                                                                         CRAFTS                                                               ART
Stop by Tom Tom’s tent on Saturday morning to pick up a Tom Tom tote bag
                                                                                         INSTALLATIONS                                                      EVENTS
containing a Build Your Picnic Basket menu. With this menu as your guide, tour
the market and curate your own 100% locally-sourced Picnic Basket, discovering
                                                                                         FINE ART &
exclusive goodies and deals. Then stroll over to Lee Park and enjoy your treats at
Tom Tom’s Picnic Day.                                                                    COMPETITIONS
                                                                                         A R T S H O WC ASE S                                                POE TRY ON
I R ON CHEF                                                                              1 2 -7 P M AT LE E PARK , FRE E                                     TH E TROLLE Y
11AM / City Market                                                                                                                                           12-6PM
                                                                                                                                                             Departing from Lee Park
The Iron Chef City Market Competition challenges contestants to come up with a           F L E AVI L L E                SH OWC ASE S AT                      FREE
dish that is 100% locally-sourced. Ten contestants will each have a $30 budget, 30       Fleaville is an open air       LE E PARK
minutes to shop, and 30 minutes to cook up a set of tastings for a panel of local food   market for local creativity,   Student Art Showcase
celebs. The winner will take home $250.                                                  ranging from upcycled          with Charlottesville                 YOGA ART
                                                                                         furniture and vintage          City Schools. Whurk                  GROOV E S
                                                                                         houseware to handmade          Magazine statewide                   3PM
D OW NT OW N CHIL I S HOWD OWN                                                           toys, crafts, and original     art showcase. Virginia               Second Street Gallery
11AM / Main Street Arena / $10                                                           works of fine art. Come        Living’s Made in Virginia            $12 at the door
                                                                                         see over 35 vendors!           Showcase
Red Shoe Cville will be hosting the first ever completely local Blind Beer Battle,
alongside a unique chili competition, featuring local restaurants and incredible home                                                                        GRAFFI TI ART
cooks all working hard to win your votes for People’s Chili Champion. There will also    P O P U P PARK I NG SPAC E S                                        BATTLE
be a kids zone, photo booth by MoxBox, and a silent disco.                               Playful urbanism reimagines seven public parking                    12-8PM
                                                                                         spaces as stages, art installations and environmental               Belmont Bridge.
                                                                                         amenities. Coordinated by the AIA of Central Virginia,              Artists from across the
                                                                                         participants include: Building Goodness, Computers For              state battle it out. Crowd
                                                                                         Kids, Habitat For Humanity of Greater Charlottesville,              voting at Champion
                                                                                         Light House Studio, Live Arts, Music Resource Center,               Brewery, 6:30PM
                                                                                         P.B. and J. Fund                                                    FREE

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BECCA MCCHAREN FASHION WORKSHOP

                                                                                   1PM / Old Metropolitan Hall
                                                                                   $15 at the door, Free for Founder Summit Attendees
                                                                                   A primer on creative designs and approaches, featuring photography, video and
                                                                                   designs from past CHROMAT shows. Free for Founders Summit attendees (bring your
                                                                                   lanyard).

                                                                                   EMERGENCE I: CREATIVE COLLISIONS

                                                                                   4PM / The Haven
                                                                                   $5 for both Emergence Performances and Reception
                                                                                   Co-created by The UVa College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
                                                                                   and The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative
                                                                                    What emerges when scientists, artists, and entrepreneurs collide? Dedicated to
                                                                                   “Visioning the Future,” the project will challenge three teams to create a performance
                                                                                   piece around one of three areas: Health & Education, Race & Identity, Environment
                                                                                   & Sustainability. After a week of research, experimentation, and expression, Creative
                                                                                   Collisions will culminate at The Haven in a series of 20-minute performances.
                                                                                   Participants include: Claude Wampler, Mary Carroll-Hackett, Sigrid Eilertson, Katie
                                                                                   Schetlick, Miller Susen, Rob Richmond, Matthew Slaats, Will May, Cassandra Fraser,
                                                                                   Matt Trowbridge, Mark White, Bernard Hankins, Alexis Chaet, Tim Miano, and
                                                                                   Adrash Ramakrishan.

SATURDAY
                                                                                   EMERGENCE II: RITUAL
ART & MUSIC                                                                        6PM / The Haven
WITH THE COLLEGE                                                                   Ticketed
                                                                                   Resident Artist Claude Wampler works at the intersection of media, performance,
Presented in Partnership with the U.Va College and Graduate School of              sculpture, and spectatorship. Join her and the ISPIP Art Collective for an interactive
Arts & Sciences                                                                    performance piece, the result of a semester long peer collaboration. “Ritual”
                                                                                   will transform The Haven into an immersive space, fostering a unique audience
WORDS AND MUSIC                                                                    experience blurring lines between the live and the mediated

12PM / Second Street Gallery
FREE
U.Va.’s Creative Writing MFA Program and McIntire Department of Music team up to   Reception by the U.Va College And Graduate School Of Arts & Sciences
present Words & Music, a noon performance featuring innovative collaborations by   7Pm At The Haven
graduate students of poetry, fiction, and music composition.

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SATURDAY

INTERACTIVE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

CIC SHOWCASE                                SUPER DEMO
9AM / City Market                           1PM / The Haven
For the third year in a row, Community
Investment Collaborative (CIC) will host
                                            Presented by the Entrepreneurship
                                            Group at U.Va.
                                                                                         S ATUR DAY
                                                                                         N I GHT PA R TIE S
an entrepreneur showcase at Tom Tom         Modeled after Y Combinator’s famous
Fest. Meet over 25 of the newest home-      demo days, select groups from schools
grown Charlottesville area businesses. At   across the East Coast present projects
the showcase, you’ll be able to sample      in tech and entrepreneurship. A panel
and buy products, learn about great
services and give new entrepreneurs
                                            of judges, including Alexis Ohanian,
                                            cofounder of reddit and partner in           FELLINIS #9                                METAL
feedback about their businesses.            Y Combinator, Peter Rojas, current           JAZZFEST                                   SHOWCASE
                                            VP of AOL and founder of Gizmodo             5PM-2AM                                    7PM - 11PM
                                            and Engadget, Dale Dougherty,                Presented by Fellini’s #9                  Presented by Champion Brewery
                                            founder of Maker Faire, and Vanessa          FREE                                       FREE
                                            Hurst, founder of Girl Develop It and
                                            CodeMontage, will award a $3,000             A New Orleans flavored street party        Metal heavyweights celebrate the debut
                                            prize. Presentations and judging at The      closes down 2nd Street to traffic for an   of Champion Brewery’s Black IPA Collab
                                            Haven will be followed by a reception at     eclectic night of performance from:        with Ramming Speed!
                                            Old Metropolitan Hall.
                                                                                         HOUND DOG HILL STRING BAND                 IRON REAGAN
                                            WAHOOWA                                      GRIFF'S ROOM BAND                          RAMMING SPEED
                                            6PM / Old Metropolitan Hall                  LISA MCQUEEN JAZZ TRIO                     THE GLORIOUS GONE
                                            Launched by HackCville, Wahoowa              APPLE BUTTER SOUL                          OCCULTIST
                                            is a nationwide network and event            VEXINE
                                            series for entrepreneurial U.Va. alumni      SOUL TRANSIT AUTHORITY                     Stop in early to check out the results
                                            and students. Wahoowa launched in            IAN GILLIAM AND THE FIREKINGS              of the Graffiti Battle.
                                            the summer of 2014 and has since             LARISSA & THE LUSIONISTICS
                                            held events in cities across the U.S.,
                                            including San Francisco, New York, and
                                            Washington, D.C. This annual gathering,
                                            held during the Tom Tom Founders
                                            Festival, brings the entire network back
                                            together for an evening of drinks and
                                            conversation. All U.Va. students, faculty,
                                            and alumni are welcome to attend.

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PORCHELLA
                                                                       FRONT PORCH
                                                                       CONCERT SERIES
                                                                       6PM - 10PM
                                                                       As the sun sets, a series of acoustic front
                                                                       porch concerts and jam sessions winds
                                                                       down Goodman, Graves, and Monticello in
                                                                       historic Belmont, and on MAS Tapas’ patio,
                                                                       the neighborhood’s unofficial “front porch”.

                                                                       Aaron Gilmartin
                                                                       Ambiguous Trousers
                                                                       Anatomy of Frank
                                                                       Annabeth and the Larkspurs
                                                                       Front Porch House Band
                                                                       Gold Top Ramblers
                                                                       Hopeless Pyromantics
SUNDAY
                                                                       Michael Coleman

BELMONT                                                                Rick Olivarez Trio
                                                                       Sarah Lynna and the Misfit Toys

BLOCK PARTY                                                            Tara Mills & Jimmy Stelling
                                                                       We Are Star Children

12PM - 7PM
Downtown Belmont                              BLOCK
FREE
                                              PARTY
Sunday’s Belmont Block Party
in Charlottesville’s most eclectic
                                              BANDS
neighborhood stretches from The Bridge
PAI to MAS, closing Downtown Belmont          WILL OVERMAN BAND
to traffic for the day. There will be local   ADRIAN DUKE
food, handmade awesomeness, craft             CHICKENHEAD BLUES BAND
                                              THE NORTHERNERS
beer, demos, and more. Stop by early to
                                              GALLATIN CANYON
help repaint the street mandala.              MATT HORN AND FRIENDS

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GENIUS HOUR STUDENT
                                              INNOVATORS
                                              Presented in Partnership with the School of Engineering
                                              and Albemarle County Schools. Genius Hour is
                                              an event for “makers” of all-ages. It’s a celebration
                                              of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers,
                                              hobbyists, engineers, artists, and students. It’s your
                                              chance to exhibit your own projects as well as explore
                                              other designs from across the spectrum of science,
                                              engineering, art, performance, and craft.

                                              REPAINTING THE BELMONT
                                              MANDALA
                                              Join us at the intersection of Monticello and Hinton as the
                                              Belmont Mandala gets a fresh coat of paint. In 2014,
                                              neighborhood stalwart, Brian Wimer, kicked the process
                                              off by shepherding it through the approval process. This
                                              year, Wine and Design Charlottesville, children, and
                                              volunteers will assemble in the morning to spruce it up.

                                              FLEAVILLE ART & VINTAGE MARKET
SUNDAY

ART & ACTIVITIES                              OPEN HEART YOGA
                                              Free yoga, kids events, snacks, and other activities.

                                              PUBLIC ART BIKE RIDE
                                              Departs from Downtown Belmont at 12PM.
                                               This safe, kid-friendly jaunt will begin in Belmont and
                                              includes a “scavenger hunt” of the new murals, banners,
                                              and other works of art that have emerged during
                                              the week of Tom Tom. Presented in Partnership with
                                              Charlottesville Bike Ped.

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ALL WEEK
       ALL WEEK                                      FRIDAY
  FARM TO TABLE RESTAURANT WEEK AT MULITPLE VENUES   8AM-5PM FOUNDERS SUMMIT AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATER
  DETAILS ON PAGE 12

                                                       8:00AM    Registration
  CITY AS CANVAS ART INSTALLATION SERIES
                                                       8:15AM    One Million Cups
                                                       9:30AM    Opening Remarks

MONDAY
     MONDAY
                                                       9:45AM
                                                       10:15AM
                                                       11:00AM
                                                                 Talk: Alexis Ohanian
                                                                 Panel: Small Empires
                                                                 Talk: Kip Tindell
                                                       11:15AM   Panel: Conscious Capitalism
  6:00 RECEPTION | 7:00 PRESENTATION                   12:00PM   Luncheons
  FOUNDING CVILLE - NARRATIVES                         2:00PM    Talks: Art And Entrepreneurship
  AT THE JEFFERSON SCHOOL CITY CENTER                  3:15PM    Talk: Peter Rojas
                                                       3:30PM    Panel: How To Launch A Startup

TUESDAYTUESDAY
                                                       4:15PM    Talk: Dale Dougherty
                                                       4:30PM    Panel: Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
                                                       5:15PM    Closing Remarks
                                                       5:30PM    The Galant Challenge
  6:00 RECEPTION | 7:00 PITCHES
  NON PROFIT PITCH COMPETITION
  AT THE JEFFERSON SCHOOL CITY CENTER                5:30PM GALANT CHALLENGE AT THE PARAMOUNT THEATER

WEDNESDAY
      WEDNESDAY
                                                     5PM FRIDAY NIGHT BLOCK PARTY AT LEE PARK

                                                       FEATURING
  DOORS AT 6:30 STARTS AT 7:00:00 PM                   LORD NELSON | DAMANI HARRISON | BOSLEY | THE FUNK ARC
  SONGWRITER COMPETITION AT THE HAVEN
                                                     9PM D 'N' B AND THE LUCKLESS BASTARDS AT THE WHISKEY JAR
  8:30 PM LENA FAYRE CONCERT AT THE HAVEN
                                                     10PM THE JUDY CHOPS AT SOUTH STREET BREWERY

THURSDAY
      THURSDAY                                       11PM GRANDADDY’S GRAVY AT MONO LOCO

  5:30PM INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
  AT THE JEFFERSON THEATER                           12AM LARISSA & THE LUSIONISTICS

  7:30PM CROWDFUNDED PITCH COMPETITION
  AT THE JEFFERSON THEATER

  9PM RED AND THE ROMANTICS AT MONO LOCO

  10PM MOON AT SOUTH STREET BREWERY

                                                                                  ART     MUSIC     INNOVATION                      FOOD

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                             SATURDAY SCHEDULE
                                   THE CITY MARKET                     HackCville
                             9
                                   9AM-12PM                            9AM-11AM

T O M T O M F E S T. C O M
                                                                       ALUMNI BRUNCH
                                   -CIC SHOWCASE
                             10    -CHARITY CARNIVAL

                                   -BUILD YOUR PICNIC BASKET
                                                                                      MAIN STREET ARENA
                                   -IRON CHEF
                             11     JUDGING AT 11AM                                   11AM-4PM
                                                                                      DOWNTOWN
                                                                                      CHILI SHOWDOWN
                                  PICNIC DAY       MUSIC                                                          2ND STREET       ART
                                                                                                                  GALLERY          PROGRAMMING
                             12   @ LEE PARK       @ LEE PARK
                                                                                                                  12-2PM WORDS     12-7PM
                                  ART &            12 PM - BURBON                                                 & MUSIC          GRAFFITI ART
                                                   BARREL CONGRESS                                                                 BATTLE at
                                  VINTAGE FAIR                      THE HAVEN              OLD MET HALL
                                                   1PM - SALLY ROSE                                                                Belmont Bridge
                             1                     BAND                                    1-2:30PM
                                  featured                          1-3PM                  BECCA MCCHAREN
                                  showcases:       1:40PM                                  FASHION                                 12-7PM
                                                                    SUPER                                                          POETRY ON THE
                                                   MINDS IN MOTION                         WORKSHOP
                                  - POP-UP                           DEMO                                                          TROLLY
                                    PARKS          2PM - CHAMOMILE                                                3 - 4:15PM       leaving Lee
                             2                     & WHISKEY                                                      YOGA ART         Park every half
                                  - MADE IN                                                                       GROOVES          hour
                                    VIRGINIA       3PM -
                                  - FLEAVILLE      STABLE                                                                          1-2PM
                             3    - CITY SCHOOL    ROOTS                                                                           ALL LEVELS
                                                                                                                                   YOGA WITH
                                    ARTS FAIR                        THE HAVEN                                                     COMMON
                                  - WHURK          4PM - SUN                                                                       GROUND at
                                    SHOWCASE       DRIED             4-6PM                                                         McGuffey Park
                             4                     OPPOSSUM          CREATIVE COLLISIONS

                                                   5PM -                                                  JAZZFEST @
                             5                     SOUTHERN
                                                   BELLES
                                                                                                          FELLINI’S # 9            6:30PM
                                                                                           OLD MET HALL                            GRAFITTI ART
                                                                     6PM                                  5PM - LISA MCQUEEN       BATTLE
                                                   6PM - ELBY                              WAHOOWA
                                                                     CLAUDE WAMPLER                       JAZZ TRIO                Judging
                                                   BRASS BAND                              MIXER
                             6                                       “RITUAL”                                                      At Champion
                                                                                                          6PM - HOUND DOG          Brewery
                                  METAL SHOWCASE                                                          HILL STRING BAND         DOWNTOWN
                                  @ CHAMPION BREWERY
                             7                                       7-8PM                                                         MUSIC
                                                                     RECEPTION                            7PM - GRIFF’S
                                  featuring
                                                                                                          ROOM BAND                7PM - LA
                                                                                                                                   UNICA at The
                             8    OCCULTIST                                                               8PM - APPLE BUTTER       Tin Whistle
                                  THE GLORIOUS GONE
                                  RAMMING SPEED
                                  IRON REAGAN
                             9                                                                            9PM - VEXINE

                             10                                                                           10PM - SOUL TRANSIT      10:30PM
                                                                                                          AUTHORITY                L.G. & FRIENDS
                                                                                                                                   at The Whiskey
                             11                                                                           11PM - IAN GILLIAM &     Jar
                                                                                                          THE FIREKINGS

                                                                                                            12PM - LARISSA & THE
                             12                                                                             LUSIONSITICS
T O M T O M F E S T. C O M
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                                                                                                 VENUE      ART     MUSIC      INNOVATION     FOOD
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                             SUNDAY SCHEDULE
                                  DOWNTOWN
                             9    BELMONT

T O M T O M F E S T. C O M
                                  BELMONT
                             10   MANDALA
                                  Community Repainting

                             11
                                                         BELMONT                                              BELMONT
                             12   BELMONT BLOCK
                                  PARTY
                                                         PUBLIC ART BIKE TOUR                                 FLEAVILLE
                                                                                                              Vintage and
                                  featuring              Embarks From and            BELMONT BBQ              Handmade Vendors
                             1                           Returns to Block Party
                                  THE WILL OVERMAN                                   GENUIS HOUR
                                  BAND                                               Student Innovators and
                             2                                                       Makers
                                  ADRIAN DUKE

                                  CHICKENHEAD BLUES
                             3    BAND

                                  THE NORTHERNERS

                             4

                                  MATT HORN
                             5    GALLATIN CANYON

                                  MAS                              BELMONT FRONT PORCHES
                             6
                                  AFTER PARTY                      PORCHELLA, featuring

                             7    featuring                        AARON GILMARTIN
                                  RICK OLIVAREZ TRIO               AMBIGUOUS TROUSERS
                                                                   ANATOMY OF FRANK
                                                                   ANNABETH AND THE LARKSPURS
                                                                   FRONT PORCH HOUSE BAND
                             8                                     GOLD TOP RAMBLERS
                                                                   HOPELESS PYROMANTICS
                                                                   MICHAEL COLEMAN
                                                                   SARAH LYNNA AND THE MISFIT TOYS
                             9                                     TARA MILLS & JIMMY STELLING
                                                                   WE ARE STAR CHILDREN

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MUSIC LINEUP
                                                                                      Lee Park 12pm - 7pm                      Downtown Belmont, 12pm - 7pm
WED. 4.15                                     FRI. 4.17                               Bourbon Barrell Congress -               The Will Overman Band - Fresh -
                                                                                      Progressive Folky Bluegrass              American Virginia Folk
Songwriter Competition                        Lee Park 5pm - 11pm                     Sally Rose - Doo Wop-inspired Indie      Adrian Duke - New Orleans Blues/
at the Haven 7pm - 10pm                       Lord Nelson - Southern Heartland Rock   Rock with Honky Tonk Roots               Rock
Greg Ward                                     Damani Harrison - Smart, Instrument-    Chamomile and Whiskey -                  Chickenhead Blues Band - Upbeat
Halayna Aldous                                heavy Hip Hop                           Raucous, Funky Americana                 Rhythm & Blues
Kate Bollinger                                The Funk Ark - Gritty, Foot-Thumpin'    Stable Roots - Groovin Feel-Good         The Northernerns - Folked-Up Rock
Kendall Street Company                        Funk /Afrobeat                          Reggae                                   N'Roll
Kristen Rae Bowden                            Bosley - Groovy, Funky Modern Soul      Sun-Dried Opossum - Blue Ridge           Gallatin Canyon - Good Ole Down-
Kyle Woolard                                                                          Rock and Roll Music                      Home Bluegrass
Matthew McAllister                            Mono Loco 10pm - 1:30am                 Southern Belles - Psychedelic,           Matt Horn - Horn-driven Hip Hop &
Michael Coleman                               Grandaddy’s Gravy                       Homegrown Rock & Roll                    Rock
Nettles                                       South Street Brewery, 10pm              Elby Brass - High Energy Horn Heavy
Robin Wynn                                    The Judy Chops                          Funk                                     Front Porches in Belmont,
Lena Fayre                                    Fellinis #9, 10pm                                                                6pm - 10pm
                                              Jonah Kane-West Trio                    Second Street Gallery 12pm - 2pm         Aaron Gilmartin - Brazilian and
THURS. 4.16                                   The Whiskey Jar, 10:30PM                Words & Music - collaborative            Latin-folk energy.
South Street Brewery, 10pm                    D’n’B and the Luckless Bastards         performance pieces                       Ambiguous Trousers - angelic
MOON                                                                                                                           voices and rad riffs
Mono Loco 9pm                                                                         Champion Brewery 7pm - 12pm              Anatomy of Frank - post-pop quintet
Red and the Romantics                                                                 Iron Reagan                              Front Porch House Band
Fellinis #9, 7pm                                                                      Ramming Speed                            Gold Top Ramblers - Acoustic
Michael Elswick Gathering                                                             The Glorious Gone                        Americana Bluegrass
Anyone's Guess                                                                        Occultist                                Hopeless Pyromantics - Psychedelic
                                                                                                                               funk
                                                                                      Fellinis #9, 5pm - 2am                   Michael Coleman, rhythmic pop-rock
                                                                                      Lisa McQueen Jazz Trio                   guitar and soulful vocals
                                                                                      Hound Dog Hill String Band - Six         Rick Olivarez Trio - gypsy jazz
                                                                                      piece neo-traditional Americana          Sarah Lynna and the Misfit Toys -
                                                                                      Griff's Room Band                        folkrock and a kiss of country blues
                                                                                      Apple Butter Soul - Funky Jazz and R&B   Tara Mills & Jimmy Stelling - folk,
                                                                                      Vexine - Sexy, soulful, edgy rock        bluegrass, and Americana.
                                                                                      Soul Transit Authority - Classic Soul    We Are Star Children - adventure
                                                                                      and R&B                                  pop turned acoustic
                                                                                      Ian Gilliam and the FireKings -
                                                                                      Classic American Roots
                                                                                      Larissa & the Lusionistics

                                                                                      Tin Whistle, 7PM
                                                                                      La Unica, an Irish/Spanish pan-genre
                                                                                      party band
                                                                                      The Whiskey Jar, 10:30PM
                                                                                      L.G. & Friends
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THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

                                              In 2013, Tom Tom entered into a presenting partnership with the Univer-
                                              sity of Virginia, under the leadership of the Office of Vice President for
                                              Research.
                                                  Tom Tom aligns with a number of U.Va. priorities and goals: local
                                              engagement and partnering, interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering an
                                              innovation ecosystem that better supports startup businesses, a d creative
                                              projects, and showcasing U.Va. thought leaders. It also conveys how
                                              Charlottesville is a creative and fun place to live, which benefits the entire
                                              community.
                                                  Since it’s inception, Tom Tom has featured over 70 U.Va. faculty and
                                              alumni as speakers, and dozens of businesses emerging from faculty and
                                              students.

                                              PRINCIPAL U.Va. PARTNERS
                                              Batten Institute at the Darden School of Business
                                              School of Engineering and Applied Science
                                              College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
                                              Office of the Vice President for Research
                                              Curry School of Education
                                              Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
                                              The Social Entrepreneurship Initiative at U.Va.
                                              Galant Center for Entrepreneurship at the McIntire School of Commerce
                                              Office of the Provost and Vice Provost for Arts at U.Va.
                                              W.L. Lyons Brown III Innovation Laboratory at U.Va.
                                              U.Va. Licensing and Ventures Group

                                              U.Va. ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
                                              The U.Va. Clubs of Charlottesville & DC
                                              The Jefferson Trust
                                              Wahoowa Entrepreneurs

                                              STUDENT PARTNERS
                                              Entrepreneurship Group at U.Va.
                                              HackCville
                                              Third Year Council
                                              Cavalier Daily
                                              Dozens of CIOs and organizations in volunteering capacities.

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The Batten Institute at the Darden
                                                                                        School of Business improves the
                                                                                        world through entrepreneurship and
                                                                                        innovation. The institute’s academic
                                              In 2015, the Tom Tom Founders Festi-
                                                                                        research center advances knowledge
                                              val became the recipient of a $50,000
                                                                                        that addresses real-world challenges
                                              Virginia Tourism Corporation Market-
                                                                                        and shapes Darden’s curriculum. The
                                              ing Leverage Grant, one of the highest
                                                                                        Batten Institute was established with
                                              possible grant awards in the program’s
                                                                                        gifts now totaling over $100 million
                                              highly competitive application process.
                                                                                        from U.Va. alumnus Frank Batten Sr., a
                                              The VTC Marketing Leverage Program
                                                                                        media pioneer, visionary and founder
                                              matches the marketing expenditures of
                                                                                        of The Weather Channel.
                                              organizations across Virginia in order
                                              to draw more tourists to the state. The
                                              VTC chose Tom Tom Founders Festival
                                              based upon the goals of the Festival to
                                              showcase Virginia as a hub for
                                              innovators and creatives and to extend    R.L. Beyer Custom Homes sponsors art
                                              the Virginia is for Lovers brand.         at Tom Tom Founders Festival. For over
                                                                                        40 years, R.L. Beyer has served
                                                                                        Charlottesville and Albemarle with
                                                                                        distinguished homes of integrity and
                                                                                        beauty. This family run company and
                                                                                        its dedicated employees preserve the
                                                                                        environment with energy efficient build-
                                              New Belgium Brewing Company               ing practices.
                                              sponsors block parties throughout
                                              Downtown during Tom Tom. The mak-
                                              ers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of
                                              Belgian-inspired beers, New Belgium
                                              began operations in a tiny Fort Collins
                                              basement in 1991. Today, the third
                                              largest craft brewer in the U.S., New     Storyware creates remarkable web,
                                              Belgium is model of progressive pro-      mobile, and brand experiences for
                                              grams such as employee ownership,         Fortune 500 brands, start-ups, and small
                                              open book management, and a com-          businesses. Recently, we have helped
                                              mitment to environmental stewardship.     brands such as J.Crew, The Home
                                                                                        Depot, Yahoo, acac, The Scout Guide,
                                                                                        and Starr Hill Brewery on a variety of
                                                                                        digital and brand identity projects. In
                                                                                        addition, through a partnership with
                                                                                        Tumblr, our own products are used by
                                                                                        hundreds of thousands of customers
                                                                                        across the globe.

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SIGNATURE SPONSORS

                                              Ting has gotten a fair bit of attention    The College provides an excellent liber-
                                              by offering its unique idea for how cell   al arts education to more than 10,000
                                              phone service and billing should work.     undergraduate students as well as
                                              Now, we’re turning our attention to cra-   master’s and doctoral training for over
                                              zy fast fiber Internet access for homes    1,300 graduate students, delivering an
                                              and businesses. We’re starting here in     extensive base of intellectual content
                                              Charlottesville. Ultimately, we’re on a    and skills to enable our students to
                                              rescue mission to save people from the     explore ideas, evaluate critically, draw
                                              corporate stuff they might otherwise       reasoned conclusions, and communi-
                                              just kind of accept as normal.             cate in a clear, coherent manner.

                                              C-VILLE Weekly is Charlottesville’s        The Vice Provost of the Arts at the
                                              leading newspaper. Founded in 1989,        University of Virginia serves as chief
                                              it’s been the area’s local source for      advisor to the Provost on the arts, work-
                                              informative stories in news, arts, and     ing to catalyze artistic creativity and
                                              living for 25 years. C-VILLE Weekly        to enhance University Arts programs
                                              reaches 55,000+ readers with 25,000        which provide curricular programs,
                                              weekly copies and a website that           student-run initiatives, and professional
                                              averages over 15,000+ visitors per         organizations. Our mission is to pro-
                                              week. Readers look to C-VILLE for clear,   vide support in the areas of communi-
                                              magazine-quality writing, the best arts    cations, development, cross discipline
                                              coverage in town, comprehensive food       collaboration, community outreach and
                                              and entertainment listings, and sharp      engagement, grants, and programming
                                              design.                                    for the Arts.

                                              The Galant Center for Entrepreneurship     Founded in 1836, U.Va’s School of
                                              at the McIntire School of Commerce         Engineering and Applied Science is
                                              was founded in 2008 through initial        the third oldest engineering school in
                                              funding from Mark E. Galant                the U.S. Along with its cutting edge
                                              (McIntire ’80), The Center is dedicated    research programs, the School’s under-
                                              to advancing the study and practice of     graduate program features courses in
                                              entrepreneurship. Through the Galant       entrepreneurship, science, technology,
                                              Center, McIntire will develop innovative   & society [STS], ethics, and applied
                                              curricula, engage in significant re-       mathematics, all of which provide as a
                                              search, and execute meaningful events.     strong foundation for careers in engi-
                                                                                         neering and other professions.

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SIGNATURE PARTNERS

                                              Informed citizens create better commu-     For two decades, we’ve been part
                                              nities. Charlottesville Tomorrow’s goal    of the Charlottesville community, pro-
                                              is to inform and engage the public by      viding the highest quality all natural,
                                              providing clear, non-partisan informa-     organic and local foods to our custom-
                                              tion and research on land use, trans-      ers. We maintain the strictest quality
                                              portation, community design and public     standards in the industry and have an
                                              education issues with the confidence       unshakeable commitment to sustainable
                                              an informed public will make decisions     agriculture. Add to that the excitement
                                              that will protect and build upon the       and fun we bring to shopping for gro-
                                              distinctive character of the Charlottes-   ceries, and you start to get a sense of
                                              ville-Albemarle area.                      what we’re all about. Oh yeah, we’re
                                                                                         a mission-driven company too.

                                              Virginia Business has been the com-
                                              monwealth’s source for business intelli-
                                              gence since 1986. Its readers include      The FUNd @ CACF supports the visual
                                              leading decision makers in business        arts and programs dealing with hunger
                                              and government.                            in Virginia.

                                              CBS19, ABC16, and Fox27 are the            Charlottesville Area Transit provides
                                              Charlottesville Newsplex, Where            bus service to the greater Charlottes-
                                              Community Counts. Now in its tenth         ville area. Riders enjoy safe, clean, and
                                              year, the Newsplex station informs and     comfortable service Monday through
                                              educates with five hours of local news     Sunday. Most routes operate out of
                                              and shows America’s most popular           the Downtown Transit Station at 615
                                              programming from CBS, ABC, and Fox         East Water Street. In addition to fixed-
                                              to tens of thousands of viewers and        route service, CAT offers a free Trolley
                                              thousands more online each day. Last       connecting Downtown to the University
                                              year, Newsplex stations supported 58       of Virginia.
                                              local community organizations and
                                              events.

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KEY EVENT SPONSORS

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COLLABORATING PARTNERS

                                              FITZGERALD
                                                  TIRE

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS

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                                                                                                                              BELMONT

                                                             SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN MALL

             Downtown Mall Lamppost Banners - Main Street   Citizen Burger Bar        Second Street Gallery                         The Local

             The Haven                                      Jefferson Theater         Downtown Transit Center                       MAS Tapas

             McGuffey Mural Wall                            Fellini’s #9              Free Speech Wall                              Front Porch Festival

             McGuffey Park                                  Downtown Grille           C&O Restaurant                                Jefferson School African
                                                                                                                                    American Heritage Center
             Lee Park                                       Brookville                Champion Brewery
                                                                                                                                    Orzo
             Jefferson Madison Regional Library             The Whiskey Jar           Mural Wall
                                                                                                                                    Oakhart Social
             Hamilton’s                                     Main Street Arena         Belmont Bridge Graffiti Wall
                                                                                                                                    Ivy Inn
             Old Metropolitan Hall                          Main Street Annex         The Bridge PAI
                                                                                                                                    HackCville
             Paramount Theater                              Mono Loco                 Downtown Belmont
                                                                                                                                    The Ix Project
             Red Pump Kitchen                               South Street Brewery      Belmont BBQ
                                                                                                                                    The Clifton Inn
             Zocalo                                         The Farmers Market        La Taza

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