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Cape Girardeau Farmers Market
Every Thursday
2:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Cape Girardeau
Items offered for sale have been grown or produced within a 75 mile radius of Cape Girardeau. Among the products that will be available are lettuce, asparagus, onions, radishes, herbs, pickles, relishes, jellies, honey, eggs, grass-fed beef and pork, walnuts, and lots of bedding plants and flowers. And, as always, there will be delicious baked goods. During the growing season there will be a wide variety of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables as well as many specialty items.
Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive
The Bollinger County Museum of Natural History will participate in the annual Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive!
April 30th
9-5:00pm
&
May 1st
12-5:00pm
Regular admission will apply.
Come by to see what’s new at the museum. Get a chance to see the Divided Loyalties: Civil War Documents From the Missouri State Archives, Dee the Columbian Mammoth Skull replica from the largest mounted mammoth in North America along with Dima a 7-8 month mummified baby Wooly Mammoth replica. Be sure to catch Stan the T-Rex Skull replica while he is still visiting and get a sneak peak at the new bug collection. See a 3ft. long Sea Scorpion replica from the Silurian Period and a giant millipede replica, Arthropleura armata, the largest known land invertebrate of all time. Watch out for the Giant cockroach replicas, and the Giant Dragonfly replica, all from the Carboniferous Period when creatures grew extra large. For more information call 573-238-1174 or email bcmnh@sbcglobal.net
Contra Dance
Saturday, April 30
Christ Episcopal Church
101 North Fountain Street
Cape Girardeau
6:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
(free beginner's session)
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
(contra dance to live music)
Band: Mound City Slickers
All moves are taught and the dances walked through. Free Beginners' Workshop from 6:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive
April 30
All Day
Cape Girardeau
The rural communities of Southeast Missouri invite you to join them as they celebrate spring with good food, festivals, music, dancing, crafts, living history events, camping, scenic vistas and more during the 21 Annual Mississippi River Valley Scenic Drive. For a map, please visit the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Sikeston in Bloom and the YMCA Healthy Kids Day Downtown Festival
April 30
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sikeston
Legion Square Park and the Sikeston Depot Museum
Many family fun activities with music and vendors.
Saxon Lutheran Memorial Church Scenic Tour Drive Mini Festival, Craft & Plant Sale
April 30
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Frohna
Demonstrations, fresh bread & coffee cake, crafters, garden & flower plants, kids activities, horse and buggy rides, kettle corn, & fish & fries by the Boy Scouts. Just in time for Mother's Day you can find unique handmade items such as: jewelry, wooden bowls, goat milk soap, pretty aprons, plus much more in our gift shop.
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