Author: Leslie

Dear Docents, Each month, as I sit down to pen this letter, I reflect on the important things that are happening in the docent community.  There are so many choices…

By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 Kelly Manteck’s occupation tracks well with CAC’s mission “to inspire people to discover why design matters.”  In Kelly’s words, “my photographic eye shows, in my photography,…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 My husband and I experienced a week-long exploration of the Hudson River Valley. It was a fun trip – lots of architecture, lots of…

By Burt Michaels, Class of  2019 A four-city trip to Europe, but no time to plan— we’ll just find great tours like those at CAC. Right? Amsterdam was our first…

By Chris Pausch,  Steve Redfield, and Matt Sheffer, all from the Class of 2019 CAC’s “Elevated Architecture: Downtown ‘L’ Train” tour gives guests a unique opportunity to participate in Chicago’s…

By Ron Becker, Class of 2019 Can you identify the location of these twelve outdoor clocks (one for each hour) in and around Chicago's Loop? .        …

John Blackburn, 2017 John was a most gracious and informative guide for Historic Treasures, inviting questions and providing a wealth of information. It was also nice that we all introduced…

By Ed McDevitt, Class of 2010 The Barry Sears Volunteer Library Committee members have embarked on a series of essays about the books in our library to be published on…

By Amanda Lewis, Class of 2020 On the Southeast coast of Alaska sits the small town of Sitka, known as Sheet’ka by the indigenous Kiks.ádi Tlingit people. The beautiful landscape…

By Tomas Petkus, Exhibit Host, Guest Services In Life and in Death, Design Matters . Graceland Cemetery made an impression on me. There is a significant concentration of the greatest…