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by Emily Clott, class of 2012 161 docents gathered at the Loyola University campus on a mild and sunny November morning for All Docent Day (ADD), the annual opportunity to…

This weekend marks the end of the River Cruise season and the anticipation of the joys of winter. Our five Short Tales reflect both of these things. “A picture is…

by Joan Winstein, class of 2012 Photographs  by the author except as noted Last month,  I visited Fondation Louis Vuitton (FLV) in Paris. There were no exhibitions, allowing me an…

by Jill Carlson, class of 2013 A hybrid Docent Council meeting was held on November 7. Here is a summary of what was discussed. The full official minutes will be…

by Marcia Ross, Class of 1994 Photos by Larry Ross Last month, 20 CAC docents and volunteers traveled to a mecca of modern architecture: Columbus, Indiana.  We toured the homes,…

by Ron Becker, Class of 2019 One of our sharp-eyed docents saw a detail in a painting featured in the recent Van Gogh exhibit at the Art Institute that prompted…

by Ed McDevitt, class of 2010 Among the old books donated recently to the Barry Sears Volunteer Library is one containing a goldmine of information about the Columbian Exposition of…

Jim Bartholomew 2008 or Jim Javorcic 1999 River Cruise, September 2023 This was the most outstanding tour we have ever taken. Our guide Jim clearly was passionate about the city…

by Greg Dreyer, Class of 2007 Photos by the author The second Bauhaus School was located in Dessau, population 67,000.  Located approximately 80 miles southwest of Berlin, it is easily…

by Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 For the 13 years that Open House Chicago has been around, my husband and I have participated in some volunteer capacity – and this…