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Bridgeport, Connecticut is located in Fairfield County. Three times it has hosted the Gathering of the Vibes, a weekend-long arts, music and camping festival. In 1999, 2000 and 2007, thousands of people came from all over the world to camp in Seaside Park and enjoy such talent as Buddy Guy, Bob Weir and Ratdog, The Alternate Routes, Deep Banana Blackout, Les Claypool, Assembly of Dust, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Los Lobos. Bridgeport is also the home of the Black Rock Art Center, a multi-cultural venue that presents performing artists from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and North and South America, both at the Art Center and also in a Summer Sounds of the World concert series. The Discovery Museum and Planetarium emphasizes science exhibits and contains the state's Challenger Center, which is affiliated with the national space program. Housatonic Museum of Art, located at Housatonic Community College, has the largest art collection of any two-year college in the nation. La Taberna restaurant, opened in October 2008, serves Italian Mediterranean Fusion cuisine. Acoustic Cafe, located in the historic Black Rock section of Bridgeport, is an intimate venue which plays host to a variety of musical entertainment, including folk , blues, pop, rock, jazz, bluegrass, etc.
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