CAC’s Longest-Serving Docents Honored
September 22, 2023 2:00 pmby Ellen Shubart, class of 2006 CAC docents who have led tours for more than 25 years – and, in one case, 45 years –… Read More
Midland, Michigan – Mid-century Modernism Mecca, Part II
September 22, 2023 2:00 pmAuthor Maurice Champagne By Maurice Champagne, Class of 2004 All photographs are by the author unless noted. From 1933 to 1983, Alden Dow designed 112… Read More
Midland, Michigan, Mid-Century Modernism Mecca, Part I
September 15, 2023 2:00 pmby Maurice Champagne, class of 2004 All photographs are by the author unless noted In early June, my wife and I visited Midland, Michigan to… Read More
Short Tales, September, 2023
September 15, 2023 2:00 pmby Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 Churches By Bus, a popular annual tour, will take place next Saturday, September 23. Several busloads of enthusiastic guests… Read More
September Docent Council Meeting Highlights
September 15, 2023 2:00 pmby Jill Carlson, Class of 2013 A hybrid Docent Council meeting was held on Tuesday, September 12. It was a really lively meeting, and the… Read More
Where Are They Now? Charniece Polk, former CAF Volunteer Manager
September 8, 2023 2:00 pmby Rebecca Dixon, Class of 2003 Many long-time docents will remember Charniece Polk. For years, she was the amiable, faithful, and competent tour scheduler at… Read More
Chicago and the Great Conflagration – An 1871 Book
September 8, 2023 2:00 pmAuthor Ed McDevitt by Ed McDevitt, Class of 2010 As we have gotten more deeply into the details of our Barry Sears Volunteer Library, we… Read More
Class of 2023 “Spandrels” Docent Sings Chicago
September 1, 2023 2:00 pmUrbs in Horto Words and Music by John Slivka, Class of 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHeF3bviPNg Once a flat prairie, floating on a sea of clay Home to… Read More
Greek Gods, Geography, and Salad: a Globetrotting Saga
September 1, 2023 2:00 pmAuthor Ellen Shubart by Ellen Shubart, Class or 2006| Photographs by Richard W. Shubart Greece has been hardwired into many of us since we were… Read More
Climate Action Museum Enrichment Visit
August 25, 2023 2:00 pmBy Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Photographs by Larry Ross More than two dozen docents attended an Enrichment Committee outing on August 18th visiting Chicago’s… Read More