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January is supposed to be the month is which we look backward and forward simultaneously, like the two-faced god Janus. March is actually more to that point for the CAC…

“It’s showtime!” -Actor Roy Scheider, playing Bob Fosse in “All That Jazz” I had the good fortune to be in the house at the CAC last Saturday (March 30). Happy…

Art in the City. We are very fortunate to have our Chicago landscape enhanced by sculptures created by internationally known artists. Can you identify these works of art, the artists…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Along the Riverwalk, where it intersects with Field Drive, workers recently found a plaque honoring a Carl Strohm. It was near another plaque honoring…

George Bergstrom - Exhibit Host and Guest Services Tim Thurlow, 2015 My husband and I came for the Chicago Icons walking tour and our tour guide (I want to say…

Every year AIA Illinois, the state component of the American Institute of Architects, bestows the Richard Nickel Honor Award, recognizing a citizen who lifts up architecture and the profession. This…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Chicago’s city flag displays four stars. Two of them represent World Fairs, one for the Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the second for the…

By Kent Foutty, Class of 2009 I am not a world traveler.  I’ve traveled some---Belize, Mexico, Scandinavia, France.  But I tend to find myself most comfortable where I can readily…

Anyone hear that revving sound in the background?  That’s docent motors warming up for the start of the spring tour season including new CAC-based walking tours (Magnificent Architecture of the…

“The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.” -Dr. Seuss It seems like only yesterday that I used this posting to explain the role of the Education Guides at…