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Janday Wilson

Janday is a storyteller, bookworm since birth and music and pop culture junkie. She is moved by good stories, live shows, and cats.

https://jandaywilson.com/ 67 posts

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold. Sometimes, It’s Coal

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold. Sometimes, It’s Coal

Janday gets lost in the jagged, luminescent cohesion of sea coal mounted on a panel — in one of the artworks featured in a new show on Audubon Street.

Janday Wilson

19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

The Duck Dreams Are Made Of

The Duck Dreams Are Made Of

Chef Kwame Williams Presents Proppa Suppa Anchor Spa 272 College St. New Haven Oct. 11, 2026 It was 3 a.m. the other day and I was devouring jerk duck.

Janday Wilson

15 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

August Wilson’s World Is Still Our World

August Wilson’s World Is Still Our World

Janday writes about watching a production about a character unraveled by the machinations of white supremacy — only to experience the same on the street outside the theater after she had left the show.

Janday Wilson

13 Oct 2026 · 7 min read

Artist’s “Fumble” Lands In Dixwell

Artist’s “Fumble” Lands In Dixwell

Janday Wilson

6 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

Backyard Folkies Make Room for Heartbreak – and Somersaults

Backyard Folkies Make Room for Heartbreak – and Somersaults

At latest "Me and Other Moms" show, featuring Oregon-based bands Horse Feathers and The Hackles.

Janday Wilson

20 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

From Yale To Hell And Back

From Yale To Hell And Back

Leigh Bardugo drops secrets for her "fellow weirdos" upon release of her latest secret society-themed novel

Janday Wilson

18 Sep 2026 · 4 min read

A Spirited Education

A Spirited Education

Kicks off Cocktail Week for our intrepid correspondent.

Janday Wilson

16 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

"Sweeney Todd" is Bloody Polished

"Sweeney Todd" is Bloody Polished

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Rosetint Community Theatre ACES Educational Center for the Arts 55 Audubon St. New Haven Through Sept. 19, 2026 If these are not

Janday Wilson

15 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

Behold The Gamelatron

Behold The Gamelatron

Sonic kinetic sculptures ring in a new season under a Yale dome.

Janday Wilson

11 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

Old Pros, Young Players, Timeless Shakespeare

Old Pros, Young Players, Timeless Shakespeare

High schools team up with seniors for a Bard blow-out.

Janday Wilson

31 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

A Long Time Leavin’, But Hard To Forget

A Long Time Leavin’, But Hard To Forget

Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters close out Pardee-Morris House’s summer concert series with a spirited twang.

Janday Wilson

21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Black Wall Street Booms

Black Wall Street Booms

Annual cultural and biz fest fills the Green with Black pride.

Janday Wilson

17 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

There’s Still Time In ‘Wonderland’

There’s Still Time In ‘Wonderland’

For Alice to find herself, at the Summer Cabaret.

Janday Wilson

17 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Please Pass The Shado Bene — Plus A Story

Please Pass The Shado Bene — Plus A Story

How my palate and soul were baptized at the inaugural NXTHVN Sunday Super Club.

Janday Wilson

4 Aug 2026 · 5 min read

Elmiene Renews The Night

Elmiene Renews The Night

Fast-rising British-Sudanese R&B singer electrifies Toad’s.

Janday Wilson

29 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

A Sweet Night For The Blues

A Sweet Night For The Blues

As the Chicago Dawgs pair with peach pie at Hi-Fi fest.

Janday Wilson

28 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Hedwig Struts Into Town

Hedwig Struts Into Town

Summer Cabaret offers a heady restaging of “Angry Inch”

Janday Wilson

24 Jul 2026 · 5 min read

Jazz Jam Flows Into ‘Nature Boy’

Jazz Jam Flows Into ‘Nature Boy’

A magic moment takes shape at an outdoor “Seeing Sounds” session on Audubon Street.

Janday Wilson

20 Jul 2026 · 3 min read