My Life in Jazz
Editor's Note: Jack Zimmerman didn't win the audition in New York, but he learned something else important in life.
Otto Was a Union Man
Editor’s Note: No doubt about it, Jack’s Uncle Otto was a union man through and through.
The Night Watchman
Fresh out of the Navy at 26, Jack takes a stab at being a night watchman.
Africa International House Lunch
Africa International House Lunch in Support of the 2023 African Festival of Arts in Washington Park Editor's Note: Chicago Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas stopped in At The Cliff Dwellers on March 3, 2023 to help Africa International House [...]
Fake News at the 115th Annual Meeting
Fake News at the 115th Annual Members' Meeting Editor's Note: On January 10, 2022, during the Omicron stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Cliff Dwellers held its first ever "hybrid" Annual Members' Meeting. For the first time in a [...]
The Cliff Dwellers Canavan Family Reunion
This video is an introduction to the complete talk given at the Canavan Family Reunion dinner on September 25, 2021.
The Navy Blue Angels Practice
On Friday, August 20, 2021, I went down to The Cliff Dwellers early for lunch. I wanted to catch the morning practice session of the Navy’s Blue Angels. They didn’t disappoint. Errol Garner playing Avalon couldn’t keep up with them.
2021 Obsessed: The Pandemic Meets the 114th Annual Meeting of Members of The Cliff Dwellers
Bill Bowe tells questionable stories of his incarceration during the pandemic.
2021 Old Chicago
Editor's Note: Here is a collection of photos and postcards of a now lost Chicago shown at The Cliff Dwellers at a Canavan Family Reunion in 2021. The images date from 1867. The slideshow is accompanied by music and [...]
