Tamara J. Madison    In her words:   We had lots of trees and an old school neighborhood with porch parties and the accompanying record player with card games, jacks, and hair braiding as a standard.    My realities of racism and prejudice are quite vivid, quite. Hedgebrook was also a wonderful opportunity for me to care for myself and breathe.   Having my own cottage with lunch left on my doorstep daily in a covered basket was a dream!   I performed spoken word organically before I knew there was such a thing as “spoken word” as an art form.   Don’t miss the entire interview with Tamara J. Madison available now at  rockfordkingsley.org and get the opportunity to read “Barren”, poetic fiction dedicated to the 400 victims of the syphilis experiment and a new poem in progress, “Belly of Angel: Fallen”. Her work , "Melisma" will be featured in printed and audio versions as part of aaduna's  Fall 2011 issue slated ...

Have you noticed that it is getting dark earlier?  And while Labor Day is not the seasonal end to summer, for many of us, it offcially denotes a time to start a transition especially if you have children in school or college.  David Bergan, BOA President & Bill Berry Yesterday, I had the chance to catch up with David Bergan, who is the aaduna Board of Advisors president.  While not an aaduna event, the "clambake" was a lot of fun with insightful and humorous conversation, great food, and wonderful atmosphere. David Bergan, Lisa Brennan, and Joan Bergan-LaRock While I should take today off, I'll work some this afternoon.  The Fall 2011 Issue requires some attention...maybe while I watch a movie or two with stove popped popcorn, of course!      

If you are in the area or plan traveling to CNY, join us: Seward House Museum: First Friday Event - Sept. 2 from 5pm to 8pm. Featured Artist is Alan Alger. Mike Fedorchuk of Magical Mystery Tour presents "An Evening with John Lennon." Light refreshments will be served. Free. Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center: First Friday Event - Sept. 2 from 5pm to 8pm. Quietude: Paintings and Drawing by Chris Baker and Harry Bliss. View the exhibition, meet the exhibiting artists Chris Baker and Harry Bliss, and enjoy light refreshments. Free. Auburn Public Theater: First Friday Event - Sept. 2 from 5pm to 8pm. Come hear a variety of local musicians and friends perform in APT’s café space. Free. Cayuga Museum of History & Art: First Friday Event - Sept. 2 from 5pm to 8pm. Going away party for the Civil War exhibit. Both Sides of the Wall, A Child's World and Summer in the Finger Lakes exhibits will be available and there will be guided tours of the Case Research Lab. ...

For awhile, I thought the hiatus was only a few days and then I noticed the date of the last posting.  It has been a few weeks and I was not even on a vacation!!!  For the past few weeks, I have been taking 2-3 days seminars and workshops dealing with financial sustainability, planning, and strategic thinking in Rochester, NY. putting together aaduna's first public presentation of our writers and artists for a presentation at The Seward House Museum in early October.  (Interestingly, Steven Spielberg is planning a film about Abraham Lincoln and one of his principal actors visited the Seward House as preparation for his role as Lincoln's Secretary of State.)  Finalized arrangements with the Museum's administrative staff for the October First Friday. Tamara J. Madison, Cyd Charisse Fulton, Sean O'Grady, Christine Green and Sheila Applegate will read at that event, and Lisa Brennan will mount a photography exhibition and vi...

Published in Rockford Kingsley's   "e-viewpoints" August 2011 edition Frank Gladden My conversation with Mr. Gladden is now available for your look-see-read.  An accomplished writer and witness to this country's development in the late 20th century, as well as the start of a new and then second decade, his interview provides a glimpse into his world of characters and creativity. Pass the word.  Read Frank's words .   "Pieces" featured in aaduna's Premier Winter 2011 Issue  

Tom Lee aaduna presented two short stories ("Angels of Queens" and "Jesus Year") by Tom Lee in the Premier/Winter 2011 Issue launched back in February.  As one of our inaugural writers, we provide raucous applause and sincere congratulations to him on winning this first ever Ploughshares award for fiction.  Please visit http://www.pshares.org/read/article-detail.cfm?intArticleID=9524 Read Tom's published work in aaduna's premier issue: http://aaduna.org/lee_angels1.html   (Please note:  use the "back arrow" button from your web browser to return to aaduna notes)  The Ploughshares announcement will be printed in that periodical's August 15 issue. The December issue will contain Tom's winning story, "The Gospel of Blackbird", as well as his profile.   Congrats Tom!!!!