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Letter: Joe’s M.I.L.L. borrowers happy to have instruments during lockdown

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Kingstonist 0 Comments charitable organization, COVID-19 pandemic, impact of COVID-19, Joe, Joe Chithalen Musical Lending Library (MILL), Joe's MILL, Kingston, learning to play a musical instrument, letter, live music, lockdown, music, music during the pandemic, musical instruments, support needed, Tim Aylesworth

The following is a submitted letter to the editor. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of

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Musical Instrument Lending Library opens in Bath thanks to Joe’s MILL

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bath Branch, Bon Evans, borrow musical instruments with library card, Catherine Coles, drums, guitars, Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library, Joe Chithalen Musical Lending Library (MILL), Joe's MILL, Kingston, Lennox and Addington County, Lennox and Addington County Libraries, Musical Instrument Lending Library, wind instruments

After a generous donation from the Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library (Joe’s MILL), patrons of the County of

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Kingston Music Scene Year in Review 2019

December 30, 2019December 31, 2019 Chris Morris 11 Comments 98.9 Pure Country, 98.9 The Drive, Alexa Goldie, Brian's Record Option, City of Kingston, Dan Taylor Band, Deux Trois, Emily Steele, Goldwing, Homegrown Live Music Festival, infotourist, Jay Emmons, Jay Smith, Joe Chithalen, Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library, Joe Chithalen Musical Lending Library (MILL), Joe's MILL, Jonas Lewis-Anthony, Kasador, Kingston, Kingston Live podcast, Kingston Penitentiary, Kiss The Fish, Kris and Dee, Limestone City Blues Festival, Limestone music, Long and McQuade, Maple Blues Awards, miss emily, Nick Babcock, No Guff, Oakridge Ave, Renaissance Music, Richardson Stadium, Rockin' the Big House, SanTur Brewing, Sarah Harmer, Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF), Smitty Kingston, Spencer Evans, The Brooklyn, The Enrights, The Glorious Sons, The Headstones, The Isabel, The Pursuit of Happiness, The Rolling Stones, The Social YGK, The Tragically Hip, The Trews, The Wilderness, Tom Cochrane, Tom Savage, Tourism Kingston, Union Kitchen and Cocktails, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA), YGK Craft Beer Festival, YGK Emerging Musician Competition, YGK Music, YGK Music playlist

The Kingston music scene got a nice kickstart to 2019, as the Kingston Live podcast launched its first episode on

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The case for Kingston as the Music Capital of Canada

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Chris Morris 5 Comments Bedouin Soundclash, Canadian Idol, CFRC 101.9fm, CJAI, Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area (BIA), Grand Ole Opry, Homegrown Live Music Festival, Irish Folk Club, Jill Barber, Joe Chithalen Memorial Musical Instrument Lending Library, Joe's MILL, Kasador, Kingston as the music capital of Canada, Kingston Blues Society, Kingston Jazz Society, Kingston Live podcast, Kingston Symphony, Kingsyon, Limestone City Blues Festival, live music, Matthew Barber, MIKES, miss emily, music, Music Capital of Canada, Music industry Kingston emergency Support, Ryan Malcolm, Sarah Harmer, Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF), The Abrams, The Arrogant Worms, The Cave, The Glorious Sons, The Headstones, The Inbreds, The Mahones, The Rolling Stones, The Tragically Hip, The Wilderness, Tom Savage, Tourism Kingston, weeping tile, Wolfe Island Music Festival (WIMF)

The Tragically Hip. Sarah Harmer. The Glorious Sons. Bedouin Soundclash. The Headstones. The Arrogant Worms. These are just some of

Local singer-songwriter Nick Babcock performs during a recording session for the Kingston Live podcast

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Kingston Live podcast establishing Kingston as Canadian music capital

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Chris Morris 0 Comments Deux Trois, Jay Middaugh, Joe's MILL, Johnny San, Kingston, Kingston Live podcast, KPP, live in kingston, live music, local music scene, music, Peter Sanfillipo, Riley Jabour, Rob Howard, Tourism Kingston

Johnny San, co-host of the Kingston Live podcast, has no shortage of praise for the Kingston music scene. “We’ve talked

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20 years gone: The legacy of Joe Chithalen

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Chris Morris 0 Comments Bloom, Chris Morris, Homegrown Live Music Festival, Joe Chithalen, Joe Chithalen Musical Lending Library (MILL), Joe's MILL, Kingston, live music, music, The Mahones, weeping tile

I turned 19 in 1997. I spent my 19th birthday with Blue Monday at The Wellington (“Oh, today you’re

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Over 2,000 Kingstonians attend grand reopening of Library Central Branch

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Jessica Foley 0 Comments 3D printer, Christine Harvey, downtown, Friends of the Library, genealogy, grand reopening, Jessica Foley, Joe's MILL, Johnson Street, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) Central Branch, Laura Carter, library, Mayor Bryan Paterson, Monica Stewart, MP Mark Gerretsen, MPP Ian Arthur, Natalie Nossal, Nintendo Switch, ribbon cutting, storytimes

The long awaited grand reopening of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library’s Central Branch happened on Saturday, Mar. 23, 2019. I

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Kingston Music Scene Year in Review 2018

December 29, 2018 Chris Morris 0 Comments 2018, Brian's Record Option, Emily Fennell, Greg Ball, Homegrown Live Music Festival, Joe's MILL, King’s Town Beer Company, Little Texas, live music, Major Love, Michelle Kasaboski, miss emily, Overtime, plant the seeds, Raxx, RCHA Club, Riverhead, Riverhead Brewing Company, SanTur Brewing, Spearhead Brewing, Sweetiepies, The Glorious Sons, The Huaraches, The Mansion, The Toucan, The Wilderness, Tom Stewart, year in review

With 2018 planted firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s time for Kingstonist to take a look back at the year

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#ygkChallenge: Check out the Homegrown Live Music Festival

May 4, 2017 Danielle Lennon 0 Comments downtown Kingston, Homegrown Live Music Festival, Joe Chithalen Musical Lending Library (MILL), Joe's MILL, live music

The #ygkchallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do