CEF Celebrates the Chicago World’s Fair

On Friday, November 7th, more than 100 guests joined Chicago Engineers’ Foundation (CEF) for World’s Fair Chicago, a cocktail reception celebrating the 1893 World’s Fair.

The fifth floor of the Union League Club of Chicago was transformed into an immersive space for guests to connect with various aspects of the Columbian Exposition including the architecture, exhibits, engineering innovations, the iconic Ferris Wheel, and more. Guests enjoyed World’s Fair themed music, small bites and drinks, a trivia contest, and tried their luck at winning World’s Fair inspired raffle packages. A highlight of the evening was a display of World’s Fair artifacts curated from the Union League Club’s archival collection. From start to finish, this evening was a true salute to the Chicago World’s Fair.

Special thanks go to so many who made World’s Fair Chicago an amazing experience.  Thank you to the subject-matter experts who created exhibits and served on the planning committee including Madison Knobloch, Sharon Harmsworth, Diane Ferrari, Brian Goldman, Tom deGroh, George Thomas, Steve Rienks, Kevin Griebenow, Steven Smutny, the team from the Chicago Architecture Center and Executive Director Debbie Birrell. Thank you to the outstanding team at the Union League Club of Chicago, with special recognition to ULCC archivist Cheryl Ziegler for coordinating an amazing display of historic memorabilia.

Thank you to the event sponsors for their generous support of this event.

Thank you to the raffle package donors including the Griffin Museum of Science & Industry, Joffrey Ballet-Chicago, the Union League Club of Chicago and many others.

Proceeds from the World’s Fair Chicago reception support the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation learning and scholarship programs for Chicago students.

Check out photos from World’s Fair Chicago below.  To submit your images from the event email [email protected].