Saturday, September 29, 2018. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT. I AM Books, 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113. Get tickets here. Valerie Giglio is a Boston based vocalist, author, and Berklee College of Music student. Valerie has been singing professionally throughout the Boston area and beyond since the 90’s and has released 2 CD’s to date.

She suffered a stroke in 2014 which left her left side completely paralyzed and claimed her singing voice and musical ability. After extensive rehabilitation, she has returned to performing and has authored the book “Singing in my Own Key: A Vocalist’s Triumph Over Stroke”. Valerie’s journey has been featured in the media, and the audiobook version of her book was included in the first round ballot of the 2018 Grammy Awards in the Best Spoken Word Album Category. Valerie will be performing an evening of songs from standards, to jazz, pop, and Italian music.