It's a beautiful day and there's still time to make it out to downtown Maryville for the Foothills Fall Festival [1]. There are plenty of arts and crafts, food, music, and fun for all ages.

We went over yesterday afternoon for a stroll around the arts and crafts booths. This is a fairly high quality show with lots of nice pottery, weavings, paintings, photography, and more, an not much of the flea market buy/sell junk.

We checked out the new Capitol Theater, which has been transformed into a coffee shop and art gallery featuring owner Heath Claiborne's paintings. The theater shows an occasional film, and is available for private functions. Roy's Records is also open for one last time, and it was the first time I've been in there since I was a teenager. It's like a museum in there. In fact, they ought to leave everything just like it is and make it a museum.

In addition to the arts and crafts and the food court on Broadway, there is a kid's fun zone setup over in the greenbelt park between Harper St. and the library, and a concert stage setup over behind the courthouse. We thought about going Friday night to see Buddy Guy, but it was too cold and the tickets weren't cheap. This evening's headliners are Little Big Town and Randy Travis.

More pictures after the jump...

Good turnout on a beautiful day.

Food court and arts/craft booths in parking lot on Broadway across from Sullivans and the Palace Theater.

Patrons admiring some excellent photography.

Pistol Creek Catch of the Day performs bluegrass

License plate sculptures

The Capitol Theater's new marquee

Tea room and art gallery in the Capitol Theater lobby

Coffee and pastries shop plus candy store at the Capitol Theater

If you are looking for old 45s, Roy's Records is the place

1968 front page ad for Roy's Records in the Maryville Shopper.
"We are Dolly Parton fans!" it says. (The "Shopper" was published
by Brazos Printing, Inc. a/k/a Brazos Press. Anybody know anything
about them?)

They are also Elvis fans at Roy's!