Festivities
Tea Time Featuring the Stories of Edith Rockefeller McCormick SOLD OUT
November 19 at the Murphy Auditorium 2:00-4:00 pm Buy Tickets $90 General Audience || $80 Member
Early preservationist Edith Rockefeller McCormick was one of the 100 people who saved the Nickerson Mansion back in 1919. Her name was the first listed in the Chicago Daily Tribune’s article about this tremendous act of generosity. Her story will be part of the tea time repast as Andrea Friederici Ross, author of Edith: The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick, winner of the 2021 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year in Traditional Nonfiction, and actor Elizabeth Carlson share stories about the ‘rogue’ member of both the McCormick and the Rockefeller families.
The tea service will include several courses. RSVP by 12:00 pm on Thursday, November 17th. After that time, please email programs@driehausmuseum.org to join the waitlist. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate the waitlist.
This event will be held in the Murphy Auditorium at 50 E. Erie. Books will be available for purchase at our Museum Store.
Tickets do not include admission to the Museum.
Please note that Saturday is the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival. There will be street closures as follows:
MAIN STREET CLOSURES:
Closed 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 19
• Oak Street (State Street to Michigan Avenue)
• North Michigan Avenue (Oak Street to Wacker Drive)
• Upper Wacker Drive (Michigan Avenue to east turnaround)
Closed 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 19
• Upper Columbus (Wacker Drive to Randolph)
ADDITIONAL STREET CLOSURES:
Closed 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 19
• Clark Street (East curb lane only Oak Street to Delaware Street)
• Delaware Street (Dearborn Street to Clark Street north curb lane only)
• Oak Street (Clark Street to State Street)
• Dearborn Street (Delaware Street to Maple Street)
• Walton Street (State Street to Clark Street)
Closed 3:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Saturday, November 19
• Upper Columbus (Curb lanes from Wacker Drive to Randolph Street)
• Randolph Street (Curb lanes from Michigan to Columbus)
You can find more information here.
The Menu
First Course: Smoked Salmon Tartine, English Cucumber and Dill Squares, Chicken Salad
Second Course: Homemade Flavored Scones
Third Course: Assorted Sweets, including Petit Fours, Macarons, Lemon Squares, and Chocolate Mousse
Tea: English Breakfast and Peppermint
About the Speakers:
Elizabeth Carlson, also known as Ellie, is a historian and a performer with a concentration in the domestic arts. For over thirty years, she has worked as a curator in small to mid-sized museums. She is the recipient of over twenty-five Illinois Association of Museums, Illinois State Historical Society, and American Association for State and Local History awards.
Andrea Friederici Ross is the author of Edith: The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick, winner of the 2021 Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year in Traditional Nonfiction, and Let the Lions Roar! The Evolution of Brookfield Zoo. A native of the Chicago area and a graduate of Northwestern University, Ross works in a grade school library, where she encourages young readers to develop a lasting love of books.
Photo Credit: Edith McCormick Rockefeller appearing at a costume ball in 1913. Chicago Tribune and Moffet Photo.