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...

Do you flip the device over to give yourself more time? Do you resign yourself that you overused your opportunity?   Do you chuckle and move on?   Whatever you do with the why, with the when as the sands of time silently fall to the bottom of the hourglass is personal. Just know…   That fleeting time is never recaptured and made to live another day even if you flip the bottom to the top.   At aaduna , we create a new day.   After a hiatus that was not necessarily self-induced, aaduna is back.   The 2020 double issue presents intriguing, captivating, and imaginative work in words and images from a diverse array of creative contributors.     Go to www.aaduna.org , click on Current Issue . Enjoy! aaduna Summer 2020 Cover Art,  “Family Atomic, Jones Beach, NYC 1948”, Robert Bharda, digital artist  (c) 2020 *** aaduna   -  an online adventure with words and images  - a globally read, multi-cultural, and diver...