Janis Ian, Grammy award winner, singer and songwriter who recently released a special autobiography, “Society’s Child” that O Magazine recommended as one of its 27 summer must reads will perform live on the historic Empress Theatre stage.

 

Ian, the writer of Jesse, a song that has been recorded by multiple artists since its initial release, also wrote the song Stars which was recorded by artists Mel Torme and Cher.  She also earned five Grammy nominations for At Seventeen, a song that is now reaching its third generation of music listeners.