Thanks to all the trivia fans that waited patiently for the return of the contest. Bowing to popular demand, the Great CAF Trivia Contest has returned to challenge your vast…
Kathy Baker, 2016 Kathy was our guide for the River Cruise and was very good. It was easy to recognize the buildings and it was the perfect amount of information…
By Jen Masengarb, former CAF Director of Interpretation and Research This article was originally published in the Fall 2015 issue of Docent Quarterly “Architects don’t like to talk about…
By Jennifer McAllister, Class of 2004 Photos by the author As docents - have you considered how our approach compares to other guides around the world? I am always interested…
Happy Summer, docents! I am sure that by now you read Ellen Shubart’s excellent summation on the State of the Move, and that you have signed up for the new…
The Library Committee has been working to prepare the Docent Library for the move to 111 East Wacker. We need help with two important tasks. You need to pick up…
By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “The best unforeseen benefit of becoming a docent was meeting a fellow docent who later became my husband,” said Norma Fay Green, Class of…
“Summer is when laziness finds respectability” * -Sam Keen (American author and philosopher) *Please note that Mr. Keen’s quote is currently irrelevant to our CAF staff colleagues who are feverishly…
By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 On April 12, CAF sponsored a panel discussion, held at Coast, on the topic “Lakeshore East at 15”. The four panelists were: James Loewenberg,…
Kathy Baker, 2016 I can't say enough about how knowledgeable our docent Kathy was about everything we passed—she was engaging, entertaining, and didn't skip a beat the entire 90 minutes…