Inside the List
Inside the ListNew York TimesAs famous singers go, King has always seemed exceedingly nice — more Janis Ian than Janis Joplin — and her book's humble granola-and-chardonnay prose is about as earnest as you'd expect from the songwriter behind “You've Got a Friend.
Concerts and shows currently on sale
Concerts and shows currently on salePress HeraldStatetheatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office July 26 -- Janis Ian, 8 pm, Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $32.50. Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526 July 26 -- Greg Brown, 8 pm, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $35.and more »
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter to be commencement speaker at Warren Wilson
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter to be commencement speaker at Warren WilsonMountain XpressBy Caitlin Byrd on 05/01/2012 08:30 AM About the speaker: Best known as a songwriter/singer, Janis Ian also is a magazine columnist and science fiction author. Her autobiography, “Society's Child,” received much acclaim upon publication in 2008.
AB Tech, Warren Wilson, Mars Hill graduations this Saturday
AB Tech, Warren Wilson, Mars Hill graduations this SaturdayAsheville Citizen-TimesSWANNANOA – Grammy Award winner Janis Ian will deliver the main address at the 2012 Warren Wilson College Commencement Saturday. The commencement ceremony begins at 10 am on the lawn of Sunderland Residence Hall, near the north entrance to campus.and more »
Vancouver pop-rock band Hey Ocean! plays it their way (with video)
Vancouver pop-rock band Hey Ocean! plays it their way (with video)Vancouver SunSimmons, the KISS bassist/marketing mastermind, really wanted Hey Ocean! to cover Janis Ian's classic song At Seventeen, and he was pretty specific about how it should be done. So Ball and Hey Ocean! bassist David Vertesi headed into the studio to ...and more »