April 13-May 13: City as Canvas with free art and innovation programs
May 11-12: Ticketed Music Festival with 50+ bands

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Tom Tom Call For Interns

Calling all social media savants, marketing monkeys, musicians, designers, planners, and Jacks-of-All-Trades! This past spring, Tom Tom Founders Fest 2012 launched: two block parties, a month of creative events, and a 60+ band music festival on the Downtown Mall. The theme was Charlottesville as a...

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Tom Tom Fest Art Series Focuses on Community Creativity

April 18, 2012 The Tom Tom Founders Festival of music, art and innovation, taking place in Charlottesville from Apr. 13 to May 13, today announced details of its free series of arts events. The series, part of a month of free public events known as the "City as Canvas", and sponsored by the...

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DAILY PROGRESS: Tom Tom unveils April 13 block party plans

Published: March 30, 2012 The Tom Tom Founders Festival is starting its month-long celebration of music, art and innovation with a kickoff block party on April 13 at McGuffey Art Center. The Founder’s Day event will include outdoor performances on the McGuffey’s steps from 5 to 8 p.m. Bands...

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Media Advisory: Tom Tom opening gala is 10-band block party at McGuffey

March 29, 2012 TOM TOM FOUNDERS FESTIVAL'S OPENING GALA IS 10-BAND BLOCK PARTY AT McGUFFEY Tom Tom Founders Festival, the month-long music, art & innovation festival, announced today full details of its FREE April 13 (Founder's Day) kickoff party at the McGuffey Arts Center. Running from roughly 5...

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CVILLE Weekly: “Tom Tom Fest inks music lineup”

By Giles Morris Issue #24.12 :: 03/20/2012 When last we spoke with Paul Beyer, founder of the Tom Tom Founders Festival, the local politico and salonniere laid out a vision for his event that sounded like SXSW meets a TED conference, and had people wondering how it could all materialize inside of...

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WINA: The Coy Barefoot Show

Radio Talk Show Host, Coy Barefoot, of 1070 WINA News Radio, interviewed Paul Beyer about the Tom Tom Founders Festival.

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Media Advisory: Tom Tom Unveils Initial Lineup for May 11 & 12

Charlottesville’s new and unique Music, Arts, and Innovation festival is proud to announce the acts who will be playing for the May 11th and 12th weekend. The lineup will include headlining artists Josh Ritter and The Walkmen and will be joined by more than 25 other national and regional artists....

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Tom Tom Founders Festival Launches

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tom Tom Founders Festival Launches From New Downtown Office Charlottesville's new creative festival, the Tom Tom Founders Festival, will celebrate original music, art and innovation for one month, starting on Founders Day, April 13, Thomas Jefferson's birthday. During the...

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DAILY PROGRESS: “Ex-Council hopeful plans music event to highlight Jefferson’s city”

By: Graham Moomaw Published: February 19, 2012 Charlottesville already hosts festivals dedicated to books, films and photos, but is it ready to take center stage as the home of the next big music festival? Paul Beyer is hoping to take an idea that emerged last year during his City Council...

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THE HOOK: “New fest: SXSW inspires TTFF”

By Lisa Provence Last year, Paul Beyer ran for City Council. This year, he's starting a music/art festival modeled on Austin's South by Southwest. With film, book and photo festivals already well-established, it's not like Charlottesville has a dearth of such events. "I think it completes the...

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Tom Tom T-shirts!

Buy a Tom Tom T-shirt! Premium tri-blend American Apparel fitted t-shirt. Added benefit, you will never get lost in a crowd. Does not include brews. But good-time guaranteed. Sizes Small $15.00 USD Medium $15.00 USD Large $15.00 USD...

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