Seward House Museum, Auburn NY, October First Friday Event bill berry, publisher, and CEO of aaduna reads from his  performance piece, “The Intricacies of a Madman,” at the Seward House Museum First Friday Event, October 1, 2021 bill berry, publisher, and CEO of aaduna shared his dynamics of being “mad” within the conceptual framework of race, culture, societal acceptance and trying to be human in 21 st century America. Reading from his performance piece, “The Intricacies of a Madman,” bill supplemented that work with his essays, “The Artificiality of Celebration,” followed by “A Different Face of Diversity.” bill also offered up short news briefs that addressed the achievement of African American woman judge, Saundra Brown who serves as the Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; Albert Einstein’s view on racism as a “disease of white people” articulated at Lincoln  University in 1946; the defacement of George Floyd statues in ...

  bill berry, jr., CEO/Publisher, aaduna, Inc and Dick Ford, keyboardist, perform at the Seward House Museum, Auburn, NY to celebrate September First Friday.  (09 04 2020) Coined as a “19” Maskerade, aaduna weaved words and music on the south porch of the Auburn, NY based museum in the aura of face coverings and physically distanced seating.   Words flowed from bill berry, jr. (aaduna’s publisher) as he delivered his rhythmic poetic narratives. Dick Ford tickling the ivories Dick Ford provided a solo musical backdrop and performed several renditions of popular standards on his keyboards. Ford even sang classic songs from the repertoire of Fats Waller and Alberta Hunter as well as other composers and musicians.   https://youtu.be/WhOz1pdYAKs berry read 2019 and 2020 works that explored the current state of social unrest, racial animosity, the dynamics of caring, aging, and aspects of love’s complexities.   Under the late afternoon sunlight and soft clouds, th...

  aaduna in partnership with The Seward House Museum presents:   A “19” Maskerade…a raucous celebration of Words and Music to Kick-Off the Museum’s 2020-21 First Friday Season Friday, September 4, 2020 5 -8 PM South Lawn   Ø   Dick Ford, pianist and vocalist will weave his musical repertoire and vocal stylings.   Ø      bill berry will share his narrative poetry and reflections on his life.    Ford and berry. berry and Ford.   A fun evening…expect the unexpected!   Ø   Physical distancing and imaginat ive facial coverings require d. Ø   Dancing and singing encouraged along with finger snapping and clapping.   And it is Free.     aaduna   -  an online adventure with words and images  - a globally read, multi-cultural, and diverse online literary and visual arts journal established in 2010.  Visit us at  www.aaduna.org  where we put me...