Show 'n Tell '24

Our major annual event with dinner and featured speakers at the Cliff Dwellers, 200 S Michigan Ave. Tuesday, December 10, 2024 Cash Bar: 5:00 pm Dinner: 6:00 pm Program: 7:30 - 9:00 pm Fee: $80 per person for dinner and program Click for details about the program, and options for dinner, and to reserve

Here are details about Show 'n Tell '23 to serve as a reference

The Preservation of Rock and Blues Music Sites

Kandalyn Hahn

Tuesday, November 12, 5:45pm

The growth in popular music-centered tourism has not necessarily translated into increasingly sophisticated preservation of historic music sites. This talk looks at examples in Chicago (Chess Records, the Muddy Waters House) and elsewhere (Paul McCartney’s Childhood Home in Liverpool, the Motown Museum in Detroit) to illustrate how far the preservation of rock and blues music sites has come, and how far it has to go.

Image: Chess Records, Chicago, 1957

More about the presenter    

Kandalyn Hahn works for the Chicago Department of Planning & Development supporting the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

As Found

Thomas Kelley, Architect

Tuesday, October 22, 5:45pm

St James Commons, 65 E Huron Street

A presentation of recent architectural alterations by Thomas Kelley, partner in the architecture and design collaborative Norman Kelley, that utilize the "as found", or existing conditions of extant buildings, to uncover new forms of spatial experiences and public interaction. More about the firm

Like many small residential practices Cohen & Hacker Architects have made a career of doing house additions.

Lecture and Book Signing (and book sales)

Thursday, September 26, 5:45pm

In a practice spanning almost forty years they have evolved strategies for making additions that represent both a theoretical and philosophical position about altering older buildings. They believe that recycling existing houses, retrofitting them to meet new energy standards, preserving their embodied energy as well as their cultural significance is the most sustainable way to practice architecture.  

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June 22, 2024

24 of us braved the heat to enjoy a curated tour of the new Pullman National Monument and Historic Park! We learned about the place, the people, their products, and their community. Click to see more about this experience!