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Presented in partnership by Tamarind Festival & Giscombe Pen.
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Saturday, May 24, 2025 . 12-5 p.m.
University Christian Church
6800 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville MD 20782 Near UMCP
Come Celebrate Caribbean & Diaspora Authors. Why Wait Until June! Vibe
with us on Stories and Caribbean Food!
This one-day festival returns with deep roots and bold vision. Born in 2009 and reborn in a new era, Tamarind Festival (Tamfest) brings together writers, readers, and lovers of Caribbean and Diaspora stories.
Join us for an afternoon with memoirs—of powerful readings, conversation, and community. In this new era, we are starting small — however the stories are anything but. Please RSVP today so we can plan with you in mind.
The Caribbean In Memoir
Lorel G. Morrison
Author of Three Fathers in the Life of a Child
Faith P. Nelson
Author of Luminescent Ships: Love Songs To Caribbean American Life
Grace Virtue
Author of Old House and Red Neckties
Grace Virtue, Ph.D., is a multifaceted professional from Silver Spring, Maryland, and Manchester, Jamaica. She earned her doctorate and master's degree from Howard University and her bachelor's from the University of the West Indies. Mona, Jamaica.
Grace's memoir Old House and Red Neckties, published in July 2024, received a Congressional Citation from Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen who declared the book an outstanding analysis of the most important issues of the day and contribution to public affairs.
A Leadership Development Consultant and thought leader in the evolving discourse on workplace culture and societal transformation, Grace moves beyond the DEI paradigm, and introduces the transformative Virtue Model for social transformation. Across disciplines and professional endeavors, the thread that binds her work and aspirations, is the quest for dignity and justice for marginalized people.
Lorel G. Morrison is a child of 1950s rural and urban Jamaica, a rich melting pot of Africans, Europeans, Indians and Asian peoples. He is the unofficial self-made genealogist for the Giscombe family.
Lorel is the author of The Prism: A Partial Saga of the Giscombe Family and Going Down Under: A Jamaican Genealogy Buff Meets His Aussie Kinfolk. Three Fathers in the Life of a Child is based on his life story. Lorel has taught drafting at the high school level in Jamaica, assisted construction managers in the US and worked at the World Bank for many years.
Currently, Lorel resides in College Park, Maryland, USA. When not writing, he travels extensively on his genealogy missions and creates voluminous content for his YouTube channel. He can also be found online at Giscombepen.com
Faith P. Nelson is a published poet, singer, and indie publishing consultant. She is now working on a third collection of poetry. Her first two are Water Therapy and Luminescent Ships: Love Songs to Caribbean-American Life. She is currently working on her mother's childhood memoir which is told in Jamaica Nation Language.
Faith has performed at hunger activist Poetry X Hunger showcases and readings and has done Caribbean music for decades. She holds B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park. She worked at Black Entertainment Television for many years. Before that, she was an award winning soprano in her island home, Jamaica.
Currently, Faith works as a copywriter and publishing partner to independent authors. Her poems can be found on her website www.faithpnelson.com.
Let Us Know You Are Coming
Please RSVP to help us plan. Attendance is free and open to all, but seating is limited.
Come, be a part of the story. See you at Tamarind Festival.
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