On July 12th, 2012 the Kingston Arts Council hosted a Pecha Kucha with the future tenants of the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning. A Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation fomat: 20 slides, 20 seconds each. This presentation by Terry Snider introduces Joe's M.I.L.L. (Musical Instrument Lending Library), one of the confirmed tenants of the Tett Centre.
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4. Mission
Our lending and teaching programs sustain music
appreciation, knowledge, community enrichment and provide
opportunities for youth and adults to meet their full potential.
Why does Joe's MILL Exist? & Who was Joe?Francis Joseph (Joe) Chithalen (November 17, 1967-May 1, 1999) was a Canadian musician who played bass with a number of bands in the Kingston music scene of the 1990s, most notably Bloom, Weeping Tile, The Mahones, Wild Blues Yonder and Haskell & The Cleavers. On May 1, 1999, Joe died tragically at the young age of 32 in Amsterdam shortly after a Mahones concert, reportedly from ingesting food containing peanuts. Joe’s friend and former bandmate from Weeping Tile, Sarah Harmer, wrote “You Were Here”, the title track from her 2000 solo album, in memory of Joe. Joe’s MILL was established by the late Wally High – Joe’s friend and bandmate from The Mahones – along with other friends, family, and fellow musicians to carry on Joe’s legacy of sharing music.A memorial bench was dedicated to Joe Chithalen in 2001 in McDonald Park in Kingston, Ontario (near the lion), and in 2011 a bench was dedicated to Joe’s MILL founder, Wally High, in Boucher Park on Clarence Street, Kingston, Ontario. Everyone is encouraged to visit these benches and take a few minutes to remember our dear friends.
What does Joe’s MILL do?In short, we recycle instruments.