DOCENTS:
JULY signups will be available by 9:30 am this Saturday, May 1. A friendly reminder that opening the shifts is a manual process. If a certain calendar is not open, please refresh your page or wait a minute. AUGUST scheduling will be available on Saturday, June 5.
Walking Tours departing from the CAC -Historic Treasures, WTT, Must-See, Mid-Century Modern, and Chicago Icons. You may sign up for two (2) tours TOTAL in July. Tours are still VERY LIMITED, please continue to be patient and flexible. Below are a list of ADDED slots and departures. As you sign up for July tours, be aware that we are still in a constant state of change and more departures and/or inventory could be increased as new regulations allow.
Starting Fri, 5.08.21
Fridays (new departures)
- 10:30am – Historic Treasures – 1
- 1:00pm – Chicago Architecture: A Walk through Time – 1
- 1:30pm – Art Deco Skyscrapers: The Loop – 1
- 2:00 – Must-See Chicago – 1
Saturdays
- 10:30am – Historic Treasures – 2 (previously 1)
- 12:00pm – Chicago’s First Skyscraper – 1
- 1:00pm – Chicago Architecture: A Walk through Time – 2* (previously 1)
- 2:00 – Must-See Chicago – 1 (Will increase to 2 in July when new class certifies)
Sunday
- 10:30am – Historic Treasures – 2 (previously 1)
- 1:00pm – Chicago Architecture: A Walk through Time – 2* (previously 1)
- 2:00pm – Art Deco Skyscrapers: The Loop – 1
- 2:00 – Mid-Century Modern Skyscrapers – 2 (previously 1)
**NOTE-July WTT on Saturday/Sunday will be on hold for the new docent training class. Any private departures will be available for current docents as they are scheduled as well as the Friday public departure. We will also be adding Chicago Icons in July for the new class at a time TBD.
River Cruise docents may sign up for a maximum of four (4) cruises TOTAL in July. Keep in mind that some July cruises will stay locked for the new trainees. CFL has confirmed this schedule through November BUT new cruises will likely to be added weekly.
Open Season starts on Saturday, May 15. From the 3rd Saturday of the month until the start of the next scheduling window, you may schedule as many shifts as you wish.
VOLUNTEERS:
Education Guides – Field trips are slowly being booked. As they are added to VM, I will email the group.
Exhibit Hosts – Shifts are available! Saturdays and Sunday are available for sign in May, June, AND July.
Guest Services – Unfortunately, we are still not able to use our GTS devices.
Everyone – Be sure to check the start times of your scheduled tours and shifts. The automatic reminders you get include both a start and end time. You can remove yourself from any tour or shift more than 30 days in the future. If a tour/shift is less than 24 hours away, it will be locked.