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Answers to Tour Trivia and More

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Post published:September 10, 2021
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Last week, we asked and some of you responded – hopefully more of you did it in your heads and just didn’t send the results in. Interestingly, some people said…

Video Series: Graceland Cemetery – The Early Tours

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Post published:September 10, 2021
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September and October are wonderful months to visit Graceland, famous as the "architects' cemetery." . Continuing the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the docent program, Jeff Mercer and Sylvia…

Twenty Years since September 11, 2001: Fear, Change, and Finding a “New Normal”

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Post published:September 10, 2021
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By Emily Clott, Class of 2012 Every single one of us remembers where we were and what we were doing when hijacked planes deliberately flew into the Pentagon and the…

Save the Date – All Docent Day, Saturday Morning, November 13, 2021

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Hello, docents - Something special is coming up - 2021 All Docent Day. So mark your calendars and save the date! We will be meeting on Saturday November 13, 2021,…

Judith Kaufman, 2010 – Audiences On and Under the Water

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Post published:September 10, 2021
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By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “Scuba is another form of sightseeing,”, said river docent and scuba diver Judith Kaufman. “On a Chicago River architecture tour, I can have an…

Astor Tower – Modernist Celebrity in the Gold Coast

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Post published:September 3, 2021
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By Virginia Gerst, Class of 2007 Editor’s note: Virginia's story originally appeared in CAC@Home. Docents and volunteers contributed twenty stories to CAC@Home last year. In case you missed them the…

Last Call for Docent Council Candidates

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Post published:September 3, 2021
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Hey, docents - There is still time to toss your hat in the ring and run for Docent Council – but not much. The deadline for nominations is tomorrow, Saturday,…

Tour Trivia – and More

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Post published:September 3, 2021
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Early this year, a group of docents assembled to create a series of trivia questions to be used by CAC for private functions/team building offerings.. As a tribute to the…

In Their Own Words: Win Eggers, Exhibit Host

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Post published:August 27, 2021
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In 2005, I retired from teaching in west suburban Lisle and moved to Chicago, where I proceeded to get a stiff neck and sore feet from walking, walking, and more…

Transitions and Milestones, August 2021 – And the Beat Goes On

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Post published:August 27, 2021
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Docents and volunteers tend to be lifelong learners, and two of our number are pulling up stakes in Chicago to pursue more education. Laurel Kruke, class of 2019, will be…