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Home and garden events for fall

Pottery on the Hill, Germantown Family Festival and more in coming weeks

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10 years ago

September 29, 2016

Joey DiGuglielmo

Fall in D.C. is a great time to tour local gardens, go antique shopping, hear live music and more.

View architecture from around the world at World Architecture Day on Monday, Oct. 3 starting at 10 a.m. at the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (700 Independence Ave., S.W.). Tours led by experts such as Kriston Capps of the Atlantic and Deane Madsen of Architect Magazine, will showcase how the museum changed design with its “rebellious, modern style.” Details at hirschhorn.si.edu.

Seventeen of the country’s top ceramic artists will gather at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E.) for the Pottery on the Hill Show & Sale on Oct. 29-30 offering table platters, mugs, cups, cooking pots, vases and more. It runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Details at potteryonthehilldc.org.

The Germantown Family Fall Festival will be held on Sunday, Oct. 9 from noon-4 p.m. at Safeway (19718 Germantown Rd.). The shops at Town Center will host their third annual event with face painting, snacks, a football-watching party and more. It’s free. The event has a Facebook page for details.

The ninth annual Oktoberfest is Oct. 13-16 at the Doener Bistro (202 Harrison St., S.E.) in Leesburg, Va., and offers “merrymaking at its best” with “boot-drinking, chicken-dancing and Lederhosen-wearing like-minded friends” celebrating Bavarian style. Full details at doener-usa.com.

Live music takes over Adams Morgan on Saturday, Oct. 1 for the Adams Morgan PorchFest from 2-6 p.m. on various porches, patios and stoops in the neighborhood featuring 30 bands. Maps available at the event at the corner of 18th and Columbia Rd., N.W. Search for the event on Facebook for details.

The Rhode Island Avenue 2016 Fall Fest is also this weekend on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Rhode Island between 20-24th streets, N.E. The event showcases “one of the hottest real estate markets in D.C.” for a full day of “shopping, food and entertainment for the whole family.” Details at riamainstreet.org.

Merrifield Garden Center, with locations in Merrifield, Fairfax and Gainesville (all Virginia) has gardening seminars scheduled throughout fall, a dog Halloween costume contest on Oct. 29, ladies night out on Nov. 17and its annual holiday open house Nov. 25-27. Full details and locations at merrifieldgardencenter.com.

Up for a weekend drive and treasure hunt? The Fredericksburg Big Flea Market is Oct. 22-23 at the Fredericksburg Expo Center (2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, Va. Admission is $7. Details atthebigfleamarket.com.

The D.C. area has its own version two — the D.C. Big Flea Market will be held Nov. 5-6 at the Dulles Expo Center (4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, Va.) in the South Hall. Period and country furniture and collectibles of all eras including glassware, jewelry, silver, porcelain and more. Admission is $10. Details at thebigfleamarket.com or dullesexpo.com.

The Log & Timber Home Show, which offer two-story exhibits of life-size log and timber frame structures, furniture, decor and workshops, will be Oct. 21-23 at the Dulles Expo Center (4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, Va.) in the North Hall. Admission is $20. Details at dullesexpo.com.

Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens (4155 Linnean Ave., N.W.) has several events planned for fall including “gardener’s focus: fall seasonal design,”(Oct. 4, 6,7, 11, 13, 14 and more) “a “container garden workshop: a succession of spring blooms from bulbs” on Nov. 12 and other tours and kid-friendly events. Full details at hillwoodmuseum.org.

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Iconic hitmaker leaves behind a legacy of telling LGBTQ stories

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20 hours ago

June 23, 2026

Christian Cintron

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You don’t have to be a pretentious film major to name 10 movie directors. But naming television directors is not that simple. They’re the unsung heroes of your favorite shows, and the late James Burrows was the television director. He passed on June 19, but his DNA runs through television history.

He directed over 1200 episodes of television and over 50 pilots. He co-created “Cheers” and directed many episodes of long-running series like “Friends,” “Taxi,” “Frasier,” “The Big Bang Theory,” and “Two and a Half Men.” You also may remember him from playing a heightened version of himself on the Lisa Kudrow comedy “The Comeback.”

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He has left an indelible mark on the LGBTQ community. As recently as last year, he directed the series run of “Mid-Century Modern” starring Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, and Linda Lavin. He was also a longtime director of “Will & Grace” and directed every episode of the series revival. He even directed the unaired “Absolutely Fabulous” pilot with Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Johnston, and Zosia Mamet.

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Not to mention he’s worked with queer icons throughout history, including Betty White and Stockard Channing on their single-season series, and Jennifer Coolidge in “2 Broke Girls.”

He started his career on shows like “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Rhoda,” “Laverne & Shirley,” and the first four seasons of “Taxi.”

He continued to work steadily and directed successful pilots that went to series for “Roc,” “3rd Rock From the Sun,” “Dharma & Greg,” and “Wings.” He directed multiple episodes of “Friends,” “Caroline in the City,” and “Frasier.”

This magic continued into the 2000s with him directing the pilots for “Two and a Half Men,” “The Big Bang Theory,” and multiple episodes of “Mike & Molly,” and the entire return series of “Will & Grace.”

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What was the secret to his success? He’d enact the “fun clause” in his contract. In his words, “Life is too short to deal with obnoxious leads,” he shared. “So as long as the writing is good and the cast is fun, I’m going to enjoy the experience.”

He had the magic touch, having multiple pilots turned into long-running series. He was nominated for an Emmy 24 times in 26 years and worked consistently until a year before his death.

The secret was the way he brought the cast together. He describes, “it was my job to mold them into an ensemble, and they did round into a group of people who loved each other.”

This earned him 11 Emmy Awards and five Directors Guild of America Awards, including being awarded the inaugural DGA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Television Direction.

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In a 2003 interview by the Television Academy, he was asked how he wants to be remembered, and he said, “That every night forever you can tune in somewhere, and there’ll be a show I did.”

He’s survived by his wife, Debbie, four daughters, seven grandchildren, and the countless people whose careers he launched and the countless viewers he inspired with his television legacy.