Catch Up with Year of the Docent Video Series
In case you missed them the first time around, here are the first three programs from our 50th anniversary video series celebrating the “Year of the Docent.” These short programs…
In case you missed them the first time around, here are the first three programs from our 50th anniversary video series celebrating the “Year of the Docent.” These short programs…
This headline sure got your attention, didn't it? What gives? Well, it's one of the predictions that was submitted in response to our request last week for Prophecies and Prognostications…
Kathy Baker, 2016 This River Cruise tour was highly rated, and I can now see why. We had an excellent docent (Kathy) and learned a lot. Even our Chicago native…
Calling all docents who are interested in serving CAC beyond giving tours! This November, the docent body will elect its representatives to the Docent Council. We may not be Uncle…
By Chuck Eiden, Exhibit Host Editor’s Note: Visitors to the CAC arrive curious, and our Exhibit Hosts serve as interpreters who encourage that curiosity, ask questions, and have fun. The…
By Brian Kelly, Class of 2019 It was a quiet Loop afternoon on the fifth of July. I was making my way home beneath the familiar clickity clack of the…
By Tom Drebenstedt, Class of 1984 Editor’s note: Tom's story originally appeared in CAC@Home. Docents and volunteers contributed twenty stories to CAC@Home last year. In case you missed them the…
By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “Tourees often ask me how our Bloomingdale Trail, the heart of Chicago’s 606, compares to the High Line in New York City,” said John…
Hey, docents, have you been enjoying our Walks Down Memory Lane, celebrating 50 years of the docent corps? We’ve buried you in nostalgia on The Bridge, in our video programs,…
By Bob Sutter, Class of 2019, Education Guide, Exhibit Host As we celebrate the contributions of our volunteers, let’s chronicle the story of the team founded five years ago in…