Other popular attractions include the annual Grand Illumination ( see also here ) in Oak Bluffs ; the Martha's Vineyard Film Society which screens independent and world cinema all year long ; the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival which runs its Summer Film Series and Cinema Circus every Wednesday in July and August, the second week in August, The Run & Shoot Filmworks Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival < http :// www. mvaaff. com > which showcases the works of independent and established African-American filmmakers and its winter festival in March ; Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival in September, Katama Farm in Edgartown ; and the Flying Horses Carousel in Oak Bluffs, the oldest carousel in the United States.

The Run & Shoot Filmworks Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival ( mvaaff. com ) held every second week in August, highlights the works of independent and established African-American filmmakers from across the globe.

* Run & Shoot Filmworks Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival held every second week in August.

* The Run & Shoot Filmworks Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival.

Still Pond Vineyard & Winery, a family-owned and operated Vineyard, bordering Baker County in southern region, hosts 3 festivals including a Bud Break Bash the first Saturday in April, a Grape Stomp the first Saturday in August, and a Holiday Festival the first Saturday in December.

Walton's Mountain Winery & Vineyard is West Point's First Winery that opened in 2006.

Some of the Vineyards and Wineries located nearby are Chalone, Scheid, Paraiso Vineyards, Pisoni Vineyards, Hahn Estates Smith & Hook, San Saba, J. Lohr, Kendall-Jackson, Ventana, Hess Select, Estancia, The Michaud Vineyard, and Graff Family Vineyard.

E & J Gallo Winery operates a vineyard called Two Rock Vineyard in the hills west of town.

The wineries along the Old Mission Peninsula are 2 Lads Winery, Black Star Farms, Bowers Harbor Vineyards, Brys Estate Vineyard & Winery, Chateau Chantal Winery And Inn, Chateau Grand Traverse, and Peninsula Cellars.

In addition to a large Roman Catholic parish, the city contains one of each of the following denominational churches: Episcopal Church, United Methodist, Assemblies of God, United Church of Christ, Mennonite, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Community Alliance Church Christian & Missionary Alliance, eXperience Church, Vineyard Church.

The wineries along the Old Mission Peninsula are Black Star Farms, 2 Lads Winery, Bowers Harbor Vineyards, Brys Estate Vineyard & Winery, Chateau Chantal Winery And Inn, Chateau Grand Traverse, and Peninsula Cellars.

* Unklesbay, A. G ; & Vineyard, Jerry D. ( 1992 ).

Wine Spectator has reported that such California wineries as Pillar Rock Vineyard, Beaulieu Vineyard, E & J Gallo Winery and Chateau Montelena have had trouble with Systemic TCA.

* Jones Winery & Vineyard

Sitting on the veranda of The Sala Wine Bar & Bistro at Hua Hins Hills Vineyard, one could be forgiven for thinking they were actually somewhere other than Thailand.

Charles Francis Greville, invited seven Quaker families from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard to settle in the new town and develop a whaling fleet, In 1800, following the bankruptcy of the shipbuilding contractor Jacobs & Sons, who had established their shipyard there in 1797, he persuaded the Navy Board's overseer, Jean-Louis Barralier, to lease the site for the Navy Board and develop a dockyard for building warships.

* Unklesbay, A. G ; & Vineyard, Jerry D. ( 1992 ).

The following works represent some of those who entered into the dialogue: J. Woodhouse ’ s Signs & Wonders and Evangelicals: A Response to the Teaching of John Wimber, K. L. Sarles ’ An Appraisal of the Signs & Wonders Movement, K. M. Bond ’ s Signs and Wonders: Perspectives on John Wimber's Vineyard and D. H. Shepherd ’ s A Critical Analysis of Power Evangelism as an Evangelistic Methodology of the Signs and Wonders Movement.

Syrah was introduced into Washington state in 1986 by Red Willow Vineyard through their partnership with Woodinville, Washington based Columbia Winery and Master of Wine David Lake.

Röbller Vineyard and Winery near New Haven is also in the Hermann AVA.

Wineries in the Leelanau Peninsula AVA include Leelanau Cellars, Silver Leaf Vineyard and Winery, Gill's Pier Vineyard and Winery, Raftshol Vineyards, Circa Estate Winery, Forty-Five North Vineyard and Winery, Good Harbor Vineyards, Chateau Fontaine, Boskydel Vineyards, Black Star Farms, L. Mawby Vineyards, Ciccone Vineyard and Winery, Willow Vineyards, Chateau de Leelanau Vineyard and Winery, Shady Lane Cellars, Cherry Republic Winery, Longview Winery, and Bel Lago Winery.

* John F. Kennedy, Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are killed when Kennedy's private plane crashes off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in July 1999.

Other examples are the Pikes Peak Poet Laureate which is designated by a " Presenting Partners " group from within the community ; the Poet Laureate chosen by the League of Minnesota Poets ; the Northhampton Poet Laureate chosen by the Northhampton Arts Council, and the Martha's Vineyard Poet Laureate chosen by ten judges representing the Martha's Vineyard Poetry Society.

About 56 % of the Vineyard ’ s 14, 621 homes are seasonally occupied.

A study by the Martha's Vineyard Commission found that the cost of living on the island is 60 percent higher than the national average and housing prices are 96 percent higher.

All home games are played at Vineyard Baseball Park in Oak Bluffs, Mass.

Traditional hymns are still used in worship services and these are blended with other musical pieces from Christian Music Publishers such as Vineyard Music, Hillsong, and Planet Shakers to name but a few.

" However, there are plans to extend some sort of public transportation to Vineyard and to build around the train tracks that go through the town.

There are four public beaches in the town: Eastville Beach, facing Vineyard Haven Harbor and adjacent to the entrance to Lagoon Pond ; Oak Bluffs Town Beach, bordering Nantucket Sound just south of the Steamship Authority Pier ; Hart Haven Beach, further to the south ; and Joseph Sylvia State Beach, a barrier beach ( shared by Oak Bluffs and Edgartown that separates Sengekontacket Pond from Nantucket Sound.

The exposed nature of the pier means that Steamship Authority ferries are routinely diverted to Vineyard Haven during strong northeasterly winds.

There are several other private ferry lines that serve Martha's Vineyard, with terminals in the towns of Oak Bluffs and Edgartown as well.

Though the name Vineyard Haven technically refers only to one section of the town of Tisbury, the names are used interchangeably, with Vineyard Haven now being a commonly used title for the whole town.

) Although the year-round population is only about 2, 000 people, its population increases tremendously in the summer, as many houses on the Vineyard are owned by summer residents.

Just south of the forest lies Martha's Vineyard Airport, which the town shares with Edgartown ( although the facilities are mostly in West Tisbury ).

Leyden is one of only a handful of towns in Massachusetts which does not have any state routes ( nearly half of such towns are on the islands of Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands ).

Monroe is one of a handful of towns in the state without any state highways ( half of these are on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket ).

( Nearly half of these towns are on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, with the majority of the rest in central and western Massachusetts.

Many houses in Mantoloking are of Shingle style architecture and seashore colonial designs with cedar shakes and white trim ; popular in places like Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Newport.

The Big Hollow Par 3 Golf Course, Factory Stores of America, and Country Side Vineyard and Winery are all located in the Blountville vicinity.

Vineyard Public Schools are part of the Alpine School District.

On the left bank is Denbies Vineyard, the largest vineyard in the UK On the right bank is Box Hill, owned by the National Trust and Britain's first Country Park.

A Blue Bird Corporation | Blue Bird " All American FE " school bus, owned and operated by Martha's Vineyard Public Schools.

The Academy Award winning Patricia Neal owned a home on South Water St in Edgartown, and James Cagney, Lillian Hellman ( who is buried in Abel's Hill Cemetery near the site of Belushi's grave ), and Katherine Cornell all found the Vineyard an exciting, rewarding place to live.

Privately owned barge-like ferries called On Time II and On Time III shuttle pedestrians, bicycles, and up to three cars at a time between Chappaquiddick and downtown Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard.

* Rendezvous Ridge, a Benny Parsons Vineyard ( owned by his widow )