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Every Tuesday at 6:42 a.m. and 8:42 a.m., Brenda Newbern provides a rundown of some of the events happening in the Cape Girardeau Area. Brenda is the Executive Director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau.To find out about more events happening in the area, check out visitcape.com/events.Local support for this program comes from Bobby & Elizabeth Gray of Gray & Co - Concierge Real Estate Team.

All About Cape: May 2 - 8, 2017

Cape Convention and Visitors Bureau

Hit the streets of historic downtown Cape Girardeau and see what’s new on the walls of local galleries at First Friday with the Arts on May 5 from 5-9 p.m.

Build a Better Wild World with Emmy-award winning Wildheart at a free concert at the Nature Center on Friday, May 5 at 7 p.m.

Timeless Irish traditional and contemporary music come to life at Celtic Women’s new Voices of Angels show at the Show Me Center on May 5th.

Watch kids race down Sprigg Street to the finish in coaster kit cars as they compete for a spot in theAll-American Soap Box Derby race on Saturday, May 6th.

The Cape Riverfront Market opens for their 2017 season on Saturday, May 6th from 8 a.m.-noon.

Vendors from all over the heartland display their wares on Sunday, May 7th at the Downtown Tailgate Flea Market from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Southeast Missouri State’s University’s Spring commencement is coming up this month on May 13th! Make sure your family has made their lodging reservations as hotels and campgrounds are filling up. Planning on hitting the town with your loved ones in tow?  You can’t go wrong with an afternoon spent strolling through historic downtown Cape Girardeau, ducking in and out of locally owned shops, watching the barges head up and downriver at Riverfront Park and grabbing an ice cream cone. Our warmest congratulations to the class of 2017, and know that Cape Girardeau will always be here to welcome you back for a visit to relive your college days.

Get the full scoop on all of these events and more at VisitCape.com/Events.

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