The 9th annual African American Cultural Festival sponsored by The Cottagers, Inc. of Martha’s Vineyard will be held on Thursday and Friday, July 25 and 26, 2013 from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm in Hartford Park in Oak Bluffs. The Festival will feature the exhibit, Freedom: The Story of Us, from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, an African American marketplace, activities for children, line dancing, educational mini talks and food by Irie Bites. The Audelco Award winning play, Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale, will be performed at Union Chapel on 7/25 at 7pm ($10). The Festival is open to everyone and all activities except the play are free.