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The Loopers

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Post published:May 5, 2023
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by Ron Becker, Class of 2019 When the bridges start going up, we know it is the start of the boating season. The Chicago Park District manages 10 harbors across…

Columbia College Student Center

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Post published:May 5, 2023
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by Mary Jo Hoag, Class of 2007 Columbia College (CC) is Chicago architecture’s friend! Since the 1970s, CC purchased, rehabilitated, and re-purposed several historic South Loop buildings that would surely…

New extended ticket sales/will-call policy

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Post published:April 28, 2023
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Starting June 1st, we get to leave one more vestige of Covid behind us. We will no longer have to end ticket sales early for tours that use the will-call…

Kudos, April, 2023

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Post published:April 28, 2023
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Barbara Weiner, 2011 Historic Treasures, March 2023 A brilliant tour led by Barbara. I learnt so much about buildings I had walked by. Would highly recommend it. Patricia N Alice Daniele…

Justice is Beauty

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Post published:April 28, 2023
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By Burt Michaels, Class of 2019 “The single greatest work of 21st century American architecture,” asserted the Dallas Morning News architecture critic. “The most successful memorial design since the 1982…

Let the AI User Beware!

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Post published:April 28, 2023
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Hi, fellow docents, The Wolcott College Prep School, formerly the Union League Boys/Girls Club building, will be a stop on CAC’s May 20 bus tour of Adapted Schools. Wheeler Kearns…

Motor Row Tour Looking for Docents

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Post published:April 28, 2023
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If you love cars, we have a tour for you. CAC will feature the Motor Row tour during the NASCAR weekend. We need docents to give it. The tour highlights…

Willis Tower Welcomes CAC Docents and Volunteers

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Post published:April 21, 2023
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by Emily Clott, class of 2012 Occasionally, volunteering as a CAC Docent, Exhibit Host, or Education Guide feels like a thankless task. Traveling to the Center to give a tour…

Last Call for New Tour Ideas

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Post published:April 21, 2023
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Do you have an idea for a new tour? The Tour Committee and Tour Roster Task Force are calling for proposals for a limited number of new tours to be…

Mark Purdome, 2019 – The City is the Star, Not Me

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Post published:April 14, 2023
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By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 “I admired CAC docents for years,” Mark said. “As I contemplated retirement, becoming a docent was high on my priority list. The role of a docent…