Farewell Party for Chef Victor Perez
Farewell Party for Chef Victor Perez Editor's Note: On April 26, 2024, a farewell party was held for Chef Victor Perez of The Cliff Dwellers. It celebrated his more than two decades of loyal and distinguished service. Joining him [...]
Live at Mr. Kelly’s Trailer
Mr. Kelly's The iconic Mister Kelly’s, once called a “supernova in the local and national night life firmament,” illuminated legendary Chicago’s Rush Street, and the entire country, by launching talent like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bette Midler [...]
Aristotle, Mortimer Adler, Charles Van Doren & Bill Bowe on Happiness
Aristotle, Mortimer Adler, Charles Van Doren, & Bill Bowe on Happiness Editor's Note: Recently at The Cliff Dwellers family, friends, and a number of Club members helped me celebrate the publication on Amazon of my memoir Riots [...]
The Riots & Rockets Book Launch At The Cliff Dwellers
On March 22, 2024, family and friends, and a host of Members of The Cliff Dwellers, gathered at the Club to celebrate the publication on Amazon of Riots & Rockets, William J. Bowe's memoir of his Army days during the riotous 1960s and '70s, Chicago politics in the 1970s, and his lawyering life dealing with collectors' plates and foundations, the newswire service United Press International, and Encyclopaedia Britannica in the Digital Age.
The Riboud Family during World War II
After the German Army entered Paris on June 21, 1940, the Riboud family fled occupied France for Baltimore, Maryland, Nancy Riboud's childhood home in the United States. Nancy first left for Portugal with her young daughters Chesley and Betsy, and her infant daughter Olivia. Nancy's husband Jacques soon followed, meeting them in Serta, Portugal before sailing on the SS Excalibur for New York.
Annals of a Bygone Era
Annals of a Bygone Era Bill Bowe, retired Executive Vice President of Encyclopaedia Britannica and a former Club President, gave a short talk about the history of The Cliff Dwellers at the Club's 117th Annual Meeting of [...]
In Other Words
In Other Words Editor's Note: With Cliff Dweller Eddie Torrez, on piano and vocals, and Mark Edler, on trombone, Latin Night At The Cliff Dwellers began with their take on Frank Sinatra's famous Nelson Riddle arrangement of "Fly [...]
Almafuerte (Strong Soul)
Almafuerte (Strong Soul) At The Cliff Dwellers Editor's Note: Triple threat Cliff Dweller director, musician and architect Eddie Torrez produced another special evening at The Cliff Dwellers in celebration of Latin [...]
Indian Summer
Indian Summer Editor's Note: On a hazy, lazy summer day, with the Thunderbird F-16s making a racket above, folks at Navy Pier and on the sightseeing and pleasure boats at the mouth of Chicago Harbor were doing what [...]
