Features

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…

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…

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…

By Virginia Gerst, Class of 2007 In 1888, the area that was to become the glittering Gold Coast was still very much in development. Neighborhood pioneers and major promoters Potter…

Dan Fitzgerald, 1995 The River Cruise is a wonderful way to spend an hour and a half seeing the beautiful river fronts and architecture of Chicago. Our experience was that…

Kathleen Carpenter, Class of 2006-Collaboration Before I felt at all comfortable giving the two live virtual tours for CAC Live, I gave them to Kathleen who provided terrific feedback that…

By Lisa Ciota, Education Guide, Exhibit Host, CAC 2020 Docent Class Trainee Exploring the environment … completing hands-on activities … having fun … sitting around the campfire. Typical summer camp…

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005  “Look at the lady in white, on the balcony of that brick building,” Susan would say to her boatload of tourees.  “That’s my mom. …

My fellow docents, The saying goes something like this: “The year is short, but the days and the nights are long.” I have never felt this more than in 2020.…

By Dave Utech, Class of  2003, and Joanne Linzer, Class of 2000 Have you ever noticed how the Kennedy Expressway curves around St. Stanislaus Kostka church, just south of North…