Cape Riverfront Market meeting Tuesday

Organizers of a new open air market in Cape Girardeau will hold a meeting for potential vendors at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Dockside: The Upper Deck, 4 N. Spanish St.

The Cape Riverfront Market will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays at the parking lot at 35 S. Spanish St., across from Bel Air Grill. It will begin May 5 and continue every Saturday for the next 25 days.

At the meeting Tuesday, information about the market and applications will be available.

Based on input gathered at a public form held in January, the market will include farm products such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, plants, eggs, meats, nuts, honey, maple syrup and cheese. So-called value-added products will include jams, jellies, pickles, coffee, baked goods and prepared foods. Nonfarm products and services offered at the market will be arts and crafts, homemade soaps and other services.

The new market will also feature demonstrations and entertainment weekly. For more information, contact Old Town Cape at 334-8085.

Pertinent address:

4 N. Spanish St., Cape Girardeau, MO