Tom Tom Founders Festival
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Tom Tom Founders Festival is a "creative festival that celebrates original music, public art and entrepreneurial innovation."[1] The focus of the festival is to highlight what many think makes the Charlottesville area unique- music, art, and innovation. Different events highlight each of those themes.
It begins on April 13 with a local music and art themed block party at the McGuffey Art Center. It then continues with a month of art and innovation themed programming. Every Wednesday during the festival, Tom Tom hosts an innovation-based presentation and conversation. The festival concludes with a weekend of live music productions held throughout downtown Charlottesville, a local food expo, and a gala at IX Project.
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Founders
Paul Beyer and Oliver Platts-Mills are the founders of the festival. They partnered with Natasha Sienitsky and a Richmond-based event organizer.
Scheduled Events
| Date and Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, April 13- 5:00 PM | Opening Gala | McGuffey Art Center |
| Saturday, April 14- 11:00 AM | Inaugural Kite Day | McIntire Park |
| Monday, April 16- 7:00 PM | Tom Tom Talks: Earless Rabbit | Tom Tom Headquarters |
| Wednesday, April 18- 7:00 PM | Place-based Innovation: Social Entrepreneurs | The Gleason |
| Thursday, April 19-7:00 PM | The Charlottesville Trade School | Tom Tom Headquarters |
| Thursday, April 19- 7:00 PM | Partner Event: Darden's Venture Summitt | The Darden School |
| Friday, April 20- 9:00 AM | Partner Event: Venture Pitch Session | The Darden School |
| Saturday, April 21- 7:00 PM | Latte Art Competition | TBA |
| Sunday, April 22- 7:00 PM | Workshop: Kate Daughdrill | The Garage |
| Monday, April 23- 7:00 PM | Tom Tom Talks: Artist Ed Miller | Tom Tom Headquarters |
| Tuesday, April 24- 6:30 PM | Poetry Competition | Tom Tom Headquarters |
| Wednesday, April 25- 7:00 PM | Place Based Innovation: Sustainable Design | The Gleason |
| Thursday, April 26- 5:30 PM | Partner Event with Charlottesville Tomorrow: “Place Making” | The Omni |
| Thursday, April 26- 5:30 PM | Concert: Jazz on the Library Steps | TBA |
| Monday, April 30- 7:00 PM | Tom Tom Talks: The CIC | Tom Tom Headquarters |
| Wednesday, May 2- 7:00 PM | Place Based Innovation: Biotech Startup Hub | The Gleason |
| Thursday, May 3- 7:00 PM | Crowd Funded Pitch Night | The Gleason |
| Sunday, May 6- 7:00 PM | Workshop: School of Rock Photos | The Garage |
| Wednesday, May 9- 7:00 PM | Place Based Innovation: Social Media | The Gleason |
| Thursday, May 10- 6:00 PM | Workshop Effectuation | Tom Tom Headquarters |
| Friday May 11- 3:00 PM | Place-Based Innovation: Keynote Presentation | The Haven |
| Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12 | Music Festival | Downtown Mall |
| Saturday, May 12- 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM | Localvore Expo | Tom Tom Headquarters |
| Sunday, May 13- 12:00 PM | Closing Gala | The IX Project |
Music
The closing weekend will feature music at a variety of venues. Publicized bands are listed below:
- Dwight Howard Johnson
- Red Rattles
- American Royalty
- The Walkmen
- Spinto Band
- Cotton Jones
- Erin McKeown
- Those Darlins
- No BS Brass Band
- Midtown Dickens
- Dianne Cluck
- Spirit Family Reunion
- Sanders Bohlke
- Yost
- Infinite Jets
- The Fire Tapes
- Left and Right
- Nelly Kate
- Philip St. Ours
- Chamomile and Wiskey
- The Great Unknown
- Dead Fame
- Futurebirds
- J Roddy Walston and the Business
- MiMOSA
- The Black Swans
- Birdlips
- Hospitality
- Here We Go Magic
- Josh Ritter
- Invisible Hand
- Small Sur
- Paleface
- Deleted Scenes
- The Hill and Wood
- Mister Baby
- Pantherburn
There will also be an electronic music stage at the Main Street Arena featuring:
- Autoerorique
- Virtual Boy
- Eliot Lipp
References
- ↑ Web. About, Tom Tom Founders Festival, 2011, retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Web. Schedule, Tom Tom Founders Festival, retrieved 13 April 2012.
