Chicago’s Piano History
By Ed McDevitt, Class of 2010 Editor’s note: Ed's story originally appeared in CAC@Home. Docents and volunteers contributed twenty stories to CAC@Home this past year. In case you missed them…
Signing Up for Tours – An Evolution
By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Back in the day, way back, 50 years ago, signing up for CAF tours was simple. Two tours, Glessner House and the Loop, were…
Bob Sutter, 2019 – Adman and Storyteller
By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 One of Bob Sutter’s most vivid memories involves shooting a 30-second TV commercial with Donald Trump in 2001 (after Trump’s book The Art of the Deal…
President’s Letter, March 2021 – Fire Up!
Dear docent family, March---in like a lion, out like a lamb. Or, in like a lamb, out like a lion. Or, as we know in Chicago, in like a lion…
Trivia Answers – Docent Appreciation Night
Here are the answers to the DAN Trivia questions from March 5. How did you do?. . 1 - What does DAN stand for? Docent Appreciation Night, or DAN, is…
DAN – 40 Years and Counting
By Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 Docents love to celebrate together, and the first Docent Appreciation Night celebration in 1981 recognized achievements and service during 1980. Along with docents (100-150…
Trivia – How Much Do You Know About DAN?
DAN has morphed over the years from informal, perhaps potluck, to sumptuous dinners in spectacular gorgeous and architecturally significant locations, to Zoom. . This week we pose some questions to…
Docent Council Vacancy Filled
At its regular March meeting, Docent Council selected Tom Stelmack, Class of 2017, to fill the vacant open representative seat. Congratulations, Tom.
The Influential 1893 Building You May Not Know
By Susan Frost, Class of 2015 Bold statement, I know! But when we think about the influence of the 1893 Fair on subsequent architecture, we tend to focus on the…
It was Fifty Years Ago…
By Leslie Clark Lewis, Class of 2009 On March 3, 1971, 50 years ago almost to the day, a small display ad appeared in the Chicago Tribune. Would you be…
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