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Globetrotting – Careening Through the French COVID Corridor

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Post published:September 25, 2020
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By Suzy Ruder, Class of 2019 I’m a woman who makes plans. My 2020 Spring Agenda: improve my French and learn the CAC French language walking tour. I would polish…

Digital Library Volume 9 – Chicago’s City Parks

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Post published:September 18, 2020
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There’s still time before it turns cold to visit the city’s parks. Fortunately, most of them have reopened with appropriate rules for social distancing. This issue highlights sites with information…

Michigan Square: A Demolished Deco Icon

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Post published:September 18, 2020
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By Bill Coffin, Class of 2004 This is the story of Holabird and Root’s 1929 Michigan Square building told in pictures. You can view the pictures as a simple slideshow,…

Kathleen Hanley, 2015 – Masked on the River

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Post published:September 18, 2020
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By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 Here’s Kathleen, reporting on her July 3rd architecture tour on the first day of CAC’s return to the river: “I picked up my mask…

President’s Message, September 2020 – Excitement and Expectation

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Post published:September 11, 2020
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Dear Fellow Docents, Autumn….Fall….coming so soon (September 22)! Fall brings excitement and expectation. It is not the awakening of spring, but rather the last dash before the “hibernation” of winter. …

Designed, Engineered and Built by Women

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Post published:September 11, 2020
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By Alison Schlickman, Class of 2015 Today, names like Jeanne Gang and Carol Ross Barney are well-known for shaping Chicago’s skyline and cityscape. .... and female architecture students are now…

The History and Demise of the Chicago Coliseum

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Post published:September 11, 2020
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By Dan Lempa, Class of 2009 The last event held at the Chicago Coliseum, a James Taylor and Carole King concert, was on March 12, 1971. The next day the…

Signed Up Yet for All Docent Day? Don’t Miss Out!

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Post published:September 11, 2020
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All Docent Day 2020 is coming up on Saturday, November 7 from 9:30 am - 11:30 am and will be something different this year! Given the current state of the planet,…

Shakespeare’s Enchanted Garden

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Post published:September 4, 2020
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By Leanne Star, Class of 2011 Editor's note: Leanne's story originally appeared in CAC@Home. Docent's and volunteers contributed twenty stories to CAC'@Home this season. In case you missed them the…

Back to School – How the CACs Education Programs are Adapting for Fall 2020

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Post published:September 4, 2020
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By Lisa Ciota, Education Guide and Class of 2020 Trainee The shouts of kids on the playgrounds, the hush during tests, the heavy backpacks filled with books, the chatter of…