Janis Ian has lived most of her life on stage, taking bows in front of rapt admirers who feel her songs — “Society’s Child,” “At Seventeen,” and “Stars,” among many others — reveal and reflect their own stories. Recently, though, Ian has been on a different kind of tour, no guitars or band in sight, celebrating the acclaimed released of Janis Ian: Breaking Silence. Directed by Varda Bar-Kar, the documentary has played to full houses of fans eager to see Ian up close and express why her music has meant so much to them. It is an experience Janis describes as “really humbling.” The film comes on the heels of yet another achievement in a remarkable career full of them. The Janis Ian Archives opened at Berea College, a private liberal-arts institution in Kentucky, in 2024 and cemented her legacy as one of our most influential songwriters.
It is especially appropriate that Janis – who has had 10 Grammy nominations and wins for best pop vocal performance/female for “At Seventeen” and in 2013 for best spoken-word album for Society’s Child: My Autobiography – be part of Bernstein Remix! for it was Leonard Bernstein who championed her way back in 1967 on his TV show Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution.
September 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Bernstein Remix! A Benefit for Artful Learning