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Steve Gersten 2003, Steve Haddad 2020, or Steve Redfield 2019 River Cruise, March 2024 What a great experience! The docent who led the tour, Steve, skillfully blended Chicago’s past and…

By Ross Wirth, Class of 2019 Greetings from Switzerland! Having experienced several of our traditional “fake springs,” clearly it must be time for real spring, right?  The river has faded…

By Emily Clott, Class of 2012 Before it goes “out like a lamb,” let’s acknowledge March’s Women’s History Month with pioneering architect Marion Mahony Griffin. Born on Valentine’s Day, 1871,…

By Lisa Ciota, Education Guide, Class of 2020 A few weeks ago, I was sorting through some old files and came across an article I wrote for my old professional…

By John Perrecone, Education Guide (and his BFF book club members) How aware are you of the profound influence that Henry Hobson Richardson (HHR) and Frederick Law Olmstead (FLO) have…

Anne Kelly Perrecone arrived on January 31, 2024, weighing in at 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Parents Charlie and Maeve are on a quick learning curve as first-time parents. As his…

by Tom Stelmack, O.D., Class of 2017 Photographs by the author In 2022, Joan and I were booked on the Viking Star for a 122 day trip around the world.…

By Burt Michaels, Class of 2019 Historic Treasures tours start with the unforgettable Wrigley Building.  Amazingly, the guy behind it, William Wrigley Jr. (1861-1932), was as attention-worthy as his fanciful…

We are excited to share the results of the Docent Experience Taskforce survey. The Docent Experience Taskforce was one of several initiatives that emerged from the Docent Council Strategy Workshop…