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The 16th annual Martha's Vineyard Film Festival is this coming weekend - March 17th – 20th 2016 and is one of the highlights of the Vineyard’s Spring social calendar. The festival attracts movie buffs from far and wide and guarantees a weekend of entertaining movies, though provoking conversation and great food. Tea Lane Associates have been sponsors of the festival for many years and are proud to sponsor the screening of the 2015 and 2016 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winners for U.S. Documentary, “The Wolfpack” this year. A gripping film that follows a resilient gang of brothers locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

An opportunity to own this cute 3 bed 2 bath post and beam with separate guesthouse. Fantastic location and a sweet piece of property, just minutes from Chilmark center for $850,000.

Last week was a quiet one on the Vineyard. Winter school break, which happens a week later than the rest of the Massachusetts, meant teachers and islanders with school aged kiddies either headed north for snowy white mountain slopes or south for sandy white beaches.

Available to rent for the summer season is this stunning 5.5 acre, 5 thousand square foot, 5 bedroom equestiran paradise on Martha's Vineyard. 55 foot gunite pool, gym, central A/C. Contact us for pricing and availability. This beautiful home is also for sale for $5.5 million.

Given any usual wintry Saturday night on Martha’s Vineyard and you might be inclined to think most islanders would be cozied up in front of a roaring fire with a good book or a movie. But around once a month you will find a good many winter residents of all ages at the Chilmark Community Center, which is transformed into a coffee house style music venue by Alex Karalekas and his team of volunteers. 

Our year-end report summarizing the performance of the Martha's Vineyard real estate market in 2015 was released today. After three flat and stable years from 2012 to 2014, the real estate market on Martha’s Vineyard surged in 2015. Compared to 2014, the number of properties sold in 2015 increased 17% to 602, total dollar volume increased a whopping 39% to $675mm, and the average sales price rose 19% to $1,122,000. You can see the full report including a breakdown for each town on the island on the Market News tab.

New to the 2016 summer rental market is this fine 4 bedroom 3 bathroom home with heated pool and water views over the Vineyard Sound. Entertain with ease in the open living/dining/kitchen rooms. Enjoy the sunset from the lovely outdoor spaces. Short drive to Philbin beach. Currently open for the whole 2016 summer season. Click the link for more information and to inquire. http://www.tealaneassociates.com/rentals/waterview-aquinnah-127470

Vineyard visitors and renters who are planning on bringing a car to the Island this summer can book their ferry reservations online tomorrow morning, Tuesday January 11th from 7:30am (eastern time) by visiting the Steamship Authority at https://www.steamshipauthority.com/

Chilmark students kicked off their Holiday Break with a round of carolling at Beetlebung Corner. Their first visit was to the amazingly vibrant 100-yr-old Rena Fischer at Beetlebung Farm (see photo). The rest of the tour included Chilmark Town Hall, the Larsen's home across the street, the Chilmark Post Office and the Chilmark Library. Making their way through all of the classic Christmas songs, it turned out that Jingle Bell Rock and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer were the singers' favorites. It was a treat to hear the childrens' voices ringing through a quiet and warm winter afternoon in Chilmark. Merry Christmas to all!

Everyone has been talking about “The Derby” lately (the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby). The jetties are crowded with fishermen of all ages, fishing boats are out in full force and every truck on the road has a selection of rods lined up on the rack. But surf is another great thing about this time of year on the island! Fall is traditionally the season to surf on the Vineyard.  The tropical storms and hurricanes blowing up the coast bring swell to the island’s south shore and beyond. Hurricane Joaquin thankfully tracked way east out to sea but still delivered us a week's worth of clean waves last week for all levels of surfers…and there are more to come in the months ahead for those hearty enough to brave chillier water temps. Whatever your activity, this is a great time to be out on the water on Martha’s Vineyard!

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