Some merchants say downtown Cape music festival hurt business

Monday, October 4, 2010

By organizer accounts Saturday, this year's River City Music Festival was a success. Thousands of people took in 60 bands at 10 venues in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday and Saturday. Early estimates showed a doubling of attendance for the festival/fundraiser, which means more money going to scholarship for music programs at area schools and churches.

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