BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Known for it's highlight performances and family-like atmosphere, Bridgeport's Gathering of the Vibes has also served as an unofficial matchmaker for like-minded music aficionados in the Northeast. Rhode Island native Kris Cabral and her husband Tim Peterson credit the music festival with bringing them together and ultimately tying the knot. Cabral, a URI faculty ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival has come a long way in 20 years, and Ken Hays has been at the helm the entire way.  The festival began as a memorial party for the late Jerry Garcia then known as “Deadhead Heaven – A Gathering of the Tribe” at SUNY-Purchase in 1996 and has since grown into a four-day event at Bridgeport's Seaside Park.  This year's ...