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Joe's Music Mill Spring Sale!
Saturday, March 28 - 11 a.m to 3 p.m Tett Centre -Suite 108 (Activity Room - 2 doors down from Joe's Music Mill) We are selling surplus items including: Instruments Amplifiers Audio Gear Merchandise Free guitar cases!
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Mar 181 min read


HomeGrown Live - 10 days left to apply!
There has been an incredible response from the Kingston music community so far, and there are still 10 days to go! If your music might fit into the following categories, we strongly encourage you to apply! Youth / Next Generation Jazz Classical / choral Comedy Hip Hop Punk / Metal Celtic The deadline is Feb 20. Please share with your Kingston-area musical friends! https://homegrownlive.ca/performer-applications/
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Feb 101 min read


Joe's Music Mill Open on Family Day!
Joe's Music Mill will be open from 10 am to 1 pm on Family Day, Monday, February 16th ! Come in to say hello and try out an instrument!
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Feb 91 min read


Improve your life. Play an instrument
Studies have shown the benefits of playing music help your brain more than any other activity: https://www.inc.com/.../the-benefits-of-playing-music ... Joe's Music Mill has over 1,600 musical instruments to lend to anyone who wants to access those benefits. A $25 annual membership allows you to borrow any of our instruments for a month at a time. Check out our website, www.joesmill.org or visit us on the ground floor of the Tett Centre (370 King Street West, Kingston).
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Jan 301 min read


HomeGrown Live 2026 performer applications now open!
Last year, HomeGrown Live raised a record $15,400 for Joe's Music Mill. This year’s HomeGrown Live Music Festival is on Saturday, May 2, at venues in and around downtown Kingston. You can find the performer application here . Please note the HomeGrown only accepts applications from artists who live or work in the Kingston area (one or two band members from abroad is okay!) Applications close on Feb 20. Thank you HomeGrown Live and the Kingston Community for your support!
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Jan 261 min read


Jan's Jam for Joe
Join us at the RCHA Club on Tuesday, December 30th for a very special Tom's TUNESday as it turns into Jan's Jam for Joe! Catch some great music for a great cause with this special fundraiser for The Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library. Music will be between 4PM - 7PM with entrance by Donation.
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Dec 16, 20251 min read


Closed due to weather
Joe's Music Mill will be closed on Wednesday, December 10 due to inclement weather. If you instrument is due today, we will extend your due date to Wednesday, December 17. Stay safe, everyone!
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Dec 10, 20251 min read


We’re looking for volunteers to help with our growing library
Do you have?: - a background in working with and caring for musical instruments? - a penchant for organization? - an interest in working within a great, fun team up of like-minded individuals? - a desire to contribute to a great community cause – trying to get musical instruments in the hands of those who could benefit them. Please consider joining our team at Joe’s Music Mill located in Kingston’s vibrant Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning. Please visit https://www.joe
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Oct 3, 20251 min read


Remembering Joe Chithalen
F. Joseph CHITHALEN November 17, 1967 - May 1, 1999 Beautiful Joe 26 years of missing you. From the year of his death, the Joe Chithalen...
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May 1, 20251 min read


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Apr 11, 20250 min read


Help Wanted!
We’re looking for experienced and inspired musician teachers to help build a series of “Musical Instrument Experience Workshops" into our...
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Apr 1, 20251 min read


Joe's Music Mill closed due to weather
Joe's Music Mill will be closed on Saturday, March 29 due to inclement weather. Stay safe!
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Mar 29, 20251 min read


March Break Instrument Petting Zoo
Looking to get your kids out of the house and off devices over the March Break? Visit our “instrument petting zoo” at Joe’s Music Mill at...
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Mar 10, 20251 min read


Thank you Cataraqui Kingston Rotary Club!
Thank you Cataraqui Kingston Rotary Club for your grant that allowed us to buy Violas for Sistema, our partner agency. Sistema an...
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Feb 12, 20251 min read


Strings 'n Things - now on Tuesdays!
A new night for Strings 'n Things! Join us now on TUESDAYS from 4:00 - 6:00 at the Rideau Heights Community Centre. Kids - come try out...
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Feb 6, 20251 min read


Family Day at The Tett
Joe's Music Mill will be open from 10 am to 1 pm on Family Day, February 17th. Come in, say hi and try out an instrument! There will also...
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Feb 6, 20251 min read


Joe's Music Mill closed for the holidays
Just a reminder that Joe's Music Mill is now closed for the holidays. We reopen on Friday, January 3rd. From all of us at Joe's Music...
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Dec 23, 20241 min read


Another successful Jan's Jam for Joe
Jan's Jam for Joe raised $1,700! Thank you to Tom Savage and all the fantastic musicians. Also thanks to the RCHA club and all of the...
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Dec 18, 20241 min read


Our Strings 'n Things pop-up jams are finished for 2024!
We will resume our weekly jams at the Rideau Heights Community Centre on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
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Dec 11, 20241 min read


Joe's Music Mill holiday hours
Our last day open before the holidays will be Saturday, December 21. We will reopen on Friday, January 3, 2025. All of us at Joe's Music...
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Dec 4, 20241 min read
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