The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library
Unit 110 - 370 King St W K7L 2X4 Kingston, ON, Canada

As a result of recent provincial lockdown orders, The Tett Centre and Joe's M.I.L.L. are closed until further notice. All due dates and late fees are paused while we are closed. Take care and hope to see you soon!

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Hi, if you get a chance, please check out the Sistema Kingston video. We are proud of the work that the students and Sistema staff are doing..........Joe's MILL is a co-founder of Sistema Kingston. Sistema Kingston Presents: Mics, Camera, Action! We will be releasing our next music video on March 12th, 2021 at 4:15 pm. This recording project explores the theme of Jurassic Park by John Williams. https://youtu.be/L3OuRQ0twpw

Joe's M.I.L.L. thanks Royal Canadian Legion 560 for their generous donation of $1,150 to Joe's M.I.L.L. Thank you to the fundraising organizations, Young@heart Seniors Club and the Branch 560 Ladies Auxiliary. We appreciate the support!

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Recognized as one of the top ten pianists of his age group in the world, Kingston’s Leonid Nediak has been a featured soloist with l'Orchestre symphonique de Mo...ntréal, the Toronto Symphony, and the Kingston Symphony, all while collecting Canadian and international prizes. Named by CBC as one of the 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30, join Leonid as he captivates with Bach, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev. Video created in partnership with The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

Joe’s M.I.L.L. will be closed from Thursday, December 24, 2020 until Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Have a wonderful and safe holiday!

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Congratulations to Joe's M.I.L.L. librarian Ted Evans, one of the winners of the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts’ Imagine program. Way to go, Ted! https://www.thewhig.com//lo/isabel-programs-winners-named

Cam Wilson of the Joe Trio explores pandemic possibilities.......

Happy Birthday, Joe Chithalen! : November 17, 1967 - May 1, 1999.

Joe's M.I.L.L. has merch! It's almost that time again! Pick up something for someone on your list while supporting Joe's M.I.L.L. It's a win-win! Come visit us at the Tett Centre for Creativity & Learning.

Tett Centre Holiday Bingo is HERE!! Explore the Tett Centre in-person or online this season. We invite you to participate in #TETTBINGO to support our local art...ists/art organizations and learn more about the Tett Centre for Creativity & Learning. Print the Bingo Sheet off at home or save it on your phone. You can find the PDF or PNG Bingo Sheet at: https://www.tettcentre.org/blog/tett-bingo-guidelines-rules. After you complete an ACTION BLOCK you can mark an X on it. We trust the honor system here, and ask that you kindly complete the task before marking an X. We will check for online tags and the hashtag #tettbingo to verify your participation. Once you have completed 1 or more lines you can email and submit a photo or screenshot of your completed Bingo sheet to [email protected]. Email subject: Tett Bingo. You may handwrite or digitally write on the sheet. Bingo sheets can be submitted anytime before or by December 14th, 2020. Please ensure to include your name and email on the sheet. Winners will be randomly drawn between December 15-17th, 2020. Thank you to the art organizations and artists who donated wonderful prizes. See link for the amazing prize list and full contest details. https://www.tettcentre.org/blog/tett-bingo-guidelines-rules

Joe's M.I.L.L. has received a number of generous donations in memory of Jeff Piker. Thank you very much for your support, we really appreciate it. https://thewhig.remembering.ca/obit/jeffry-piker-1080304320

The healing power of music...........

Hello music lovers! Back in April, we had really hoped we'd be able to put on a great Homegrown Live this fall. We knew it wasn't likely, but we hoped for i...t anyway. We're going to hold out for a triumphant return to live music in our favourite downtown venues in 2021! There is still lots of great music to be seen and heard at Musiikki, Blu Martini, The Mansion, Market Square, the Wharf and Feather and a few other spots around town, plus live streams from many of our favourite local musicians. Check 'em out and support 'em as best you can! In the meantime, The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library is still running and still has lots of bills to pay. If you can afford to throw a few bucks their way, please do! As ever, thank you to our many amazing volunteers, including venue coordinators, musicians, and organizers for your hard work and passion. If we could do it this year, we couldn't do it without you! See you soon. Love, Homegrown.

Do you have a full size (88-Key) electronic keyboard you aren't currently using? If so, consider donating it to Joe's M.I.L.L. - tax receipts available.

Great news! Joe's M.I.L.L. is now open for walk-ins. Appointments are no longer required. See you soon!

Celeste has been decorating and it's looking like Halloween at Joe's M.I.L.L.! We are open for walk-ins so come on in and borrow an instrument. We even have a skeleton guitar!

A blast from the past with Pat Murray, Bobbi Hearns, Joe Chitalen, Bill Bosworth and Brian Howelll

Joe Chithalen - November 17, 1967 - May 1, 1999. "Love is a renewable resource, we need to keep making love. We need to infuse love to our arms like a global intravenous and turn ourselves around spinning and laughing until we die. And why should death be feared? Death is not an end, but a beginning" Thanks for sharing in the inspired dream of the Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library which continues to make positive changes in this community and others.

Behind the scenes in Kingston

Gather around for another round of Clem Chesterfield