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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…

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…

By Ed McDevitt, Class of 2010 As a member of the Tour Committee, I recently went on a demo of the new Chinatown tour given by Kathleen Carpenter, the Tour…

Squish. Splat. Gurgle. These words are not normally associated with our tours, but the month of May, masquerading as April, certainly provided more than the usual challenges. A heartfelt Thank…

By Ara McEwen, VEV Barbara Lanctot and Maurice Champagne will lead classes as part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program, beginning May 23. Barbara’s class is titled: G is…

Thank goodness for the several preservation and landmark organizations in our fair city. Without them we’d have no historical record of the built environment. As Chicago grew over the years,…