Turning Candidates into Docents – a Labor of Love
By Emily Clott, Class of 2012 If you’re like me, you enjoy a good sausage, but you probably have no clear idea of how it gets made. Similarly, everyone likes…
Share Your Opinions About the Built Environment!
To All Docents and Volunteers, We Want to Hear from you about the Built Environment With a new mayor and a host of new projects being proposed for the city,…
Exhibit Update-April 2019
1. New “Chicago: City of Architecture” panel In early April we replaced our original “Chicago: The City of Architecture” display with a new—and hopefully improved—design. (Upon entering the gallery, this…
Bob Michaelson, 2011 – Multi-Docent and Story-Teller
By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 When he retired in 2010, Bob Michaelson says, “I realized that I’d go crazy if I didn’t have an outside activity.” Until then, Bob…
Pub Tours and Community Connection
By Ed McDevitt, Class of 2010 with Jill Dahlke, Class of 2005 Several years ago, former CAF VP Jason Neises approached a few docents with an idea that had been…
DPRP Update
As you might have noticed, the peer reviews conducted by the Docent Peer Review Program have been on hiatus for the past year. Now that we have settled into our…
Heads up – It’s Bridge Lift Season!
Out-of-towners are always amazed when, from seemingly out of nowhere, bells start clanging, people start scurrying, and huge pieces of roadway start rising into the sky. This means it's bridge…
2019 Core Tour Training Opportunities
Existing docents have the opportunity to join the new docent class during their second-tour training. This year, the docent trainees are learning either Elevated Architecture: Downtown "L" Train or Chicago…
Bill Baker – Recent Innovations in Tall Building Structures – Back On for 4/29
Monday, April 29th at 2pm - CAC Lecture Hall at 111 E. Wacker Drive We apologize for cancelling the original post of this event and for now reposting it. The…
Yes, There Are No Trash Chutes – 860-880 N Lake Shore Drive
by Nancy Hornak, Education Guide For once an urban legend is true – Mies van der Rohe’s iconic twin towers at 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive have no trash chutes!…
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