Features

By Kevin Griebenow, Class of 1993 Blair Kamin’s obituary of Gunnar Birkerts (Chicago Tribune August 16, 2017) really connected with me when I read that he was the architect for…

Greetings fellow volunteers, While September is often regarded as the start of something (the school year, the unofficial start of autumn, shorter days), it can  also signify the end of…

By Susan Jacobson, Class of 2008 Every president who moves into the White House makes changes to the presidential residence, improving the infrastructure, redecorating public and private rooms, and adding…

Kyle Adams, 2016 We had a really a great time on our River Cruise. Very interesting, Presented very well by Kyle. She was informative and funny and had a real…

September 6, 2018 The Move Update Well, folks, you did it!! The move has taken place. The center is open for business -- and thriving with large numbers of visitors…

By Claudia Winkler, Class of 2007 Recently docents had the great pleasure of hearing Leslie Ventsch, Design Director at Gensler, talk about his work on the Old Post Office –…

Greetings fellow volunteers, We are in the homestretch of the Summer of 2017! It has been a very busy season in the shop and the atrium, and August shows no…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Have you had a young woman on your tours – you know, the one who is eager to learn, listens carefully, and is a…

By Sylvia Dunbeck, Class of 1987 Graceland docents have many opportunities to learn more about their favorite cemetery, but usually we have our lectures onsite. This time, however, we went…

Dear docents, While we await updates on CAF’s new location, I wanted to use this opportunity to convey some information that everyone should know, now. I hope it will answer…