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Doors at 7pm | Show 7:30pm
Story Parlor | 227 Haywood Road
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Join us for an evening of heartfelt connection and creative exchange as Shunyu Huang, former Story Parlor Artist-in-Residence, invites a guest from Asheville’s BIPOC community—who, in turn, brings a friend of their own—to the table.

The first half of the evening is a relaxed roundtable conversation where the trio, over a shared pot of tea, explores the “five flavors of life”—sourness, sweetness, bitterness, saltiness, and spiciness. Through curious and thoughtful questions, they uncover the common threads that connect us all.

In the second half, the guest artists take to the stage for a collaborative performance weaving together elements from the full evening.

This intimate and dynamic event continues the work of Shunyu’s residency, Memory Quilt, celebrating connection, creativity, and the rich tapestry of our shared humanity.

• Meet the Artists

  Shunyu Huang
  
  Shunyu Huang 黃順玉 is a martial artist, photographer, culture educator and poet, born and raised in the coastal city Zhuhai in southern China. 

  Shunyu seeks to connect people through weaving our unique yet common stories and culture into a fabric. She is a frequent lecturer at UNCA, AB-TECH where she shares Chinese culture through literature, tea, and calligraphy. 

  In the summer of 2023, she became the first Chinese artist-in-resident at Story Parlor, where she gathered the community to share their memories through the five senses.

  In January 2024, Shunyu created the first Asian Culture Festival in Asheville. She believes that in the art that we manifest and share, we can see the humanity that we have in common, despite our differences. 

  Five Spice is a new project which sprouted in Shunyu’s daily cooking and conversing in the kitchen, with hopes to cultivate expressions of curiosity amongst different people. 

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  Adam J.N. Keene 

  Adam loves paradox and dystopian fiction, treats watching an interview like going to the movies, and seeks what’s epic in the everyday. A Caribbean American raised in a Jamaican household, Adam was brought up being exposed to an array of different cultures via travel, art, and especially food. Growing up, his parents made a point to cook food from all around the world, filling both his stomach and spirit with wonderment about the wider world. Having been to 18 different countries (so far) Adam is in awe of how diverse, yet similar, life is across the globe.     

  His artistry involves an ensemble of poetry, hip hop, oral storytelling, and inspirational speaking fueled by a mythic imagination. Adam has applied his artistic melody to his work as a performer, an art community organizer, a creative mindset coach, and a game master in the roleplay game Dungeons & Dragons. Currently getting a masters in Communication Studies and Storytelling Performance, Adam focuses on how myths (both ancient and new) can help humanity navigate through times of great chaos. His attention on creation myths, particularly the poetry they often originate from, has Adam keen on discovering the worlds being created within himself, and everyone he meets.     

  Langston B Kelly 

  With his entirely mobile rig featuring an iPad and 5 mini-rig speakers played out of a backpack, LKHD is one of the most mobile, most versatile DJs and live looping artists on the planet. Drawing from his experiences as a traveler, LKHD gathers a variety of music from around the world, creating massive playlists that take listeners on a journey into wondrous new sounds, fresh mixes, and old favorites played in a new way through his DJ sets. As a live looping artist, LKHD creates music in a variety of styles rooted in synth pop and expanding through hip-hop, cinematic soundscapes, and everything in between. 

  The truly special moments occur when he combines these two art forms, bringing together the best sounds he collects from other artists with the best sounds he can create to generate once-in-a-lifetime experiences. LKHD represents a new generation of artists taught in the old ways of musicianship, touched by a deep spirituality, and well-versed in the powerful machines of a technocratic age. LKHD aims to create sounds which cultivate the magical experience, acquainting us with the holistic aspect of life discoverable in the transition between places and states of mind.