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By Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 Here are the answers to last week’s Trivia. Read the article about Volunteer Managers this week on The Bridge for lots more information. 1…

Dear docent family, It is finals week!  My poor students, who have sat on Zoom class calls all semester, are taking online exams.   They are staring at their screens and…

By Emily Clott, Class of 2013 Imagine for a moment that you are in charge of scheduling, organizing, reassuring and troubleshooting for a group of talented and self-confident individuals who…

By Tom Carmichael, Class of 2007 Over time, a number of stories have been connected with several buildings along the Chicago River. Some of these are based on fact. Others…

Ah, the 1980s. Remember leg warmers and Jane Fonda’s Workout Book aerobics? How about wearing suits with huge shoulder pads or shirts in neon colors, no matter if you were…

The Docent Coordinator is usually the first and most important CAC contact that docent trainees have during training. As time goes by, trainees become docents, and they learn about the…

By Diane Wagner, Class of 2005 The cycle of life continues. Docent Council was delighted to recognize Evelyn (Evie)  Goltz’s attainment of Emeritus status. A member of the 1997 class,…

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005  When you think of notables who grew up in Montreal, Canada, who comes to mind?  Vice President Kamala Harris, right?  How about starchitect Frank…

The practice walking tour of the loop for my class was conducted by Carl Condit. The members? Almost everyone in the classes was under the age of 35 with most…

By John Hug, Class of 1999, and Maria Corpuz, Class of 1996 Editor’s note: John and Maria's  story originally appeared in CAC@Home. Docents and volunteers contributed twenty stories to CAC@Home…