The Illinois Symphony Orchestra [ISO] will bring a visually inspired performance to the stage this month, featuring world-renowned pianist Jeremy Denk in his Bloomington-Normal debut, plus a U.S. premiere by composer Bernd Richard Deutsch and Mussorgsky's celebrated Pictures at an Exhibition. Pictures in Motion is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21 in the newly renovated concert hall at Illinois State University's Center for the Performing Arts.

The Illinois Symphony Orchestra [ISO] will bring a visually inspired performance to the stage this month, featuring world-renowned pianist Jeremy Denk in his Bloomington-Normal debut, plus a U.S. premiere by composer Bernd Richard Deutsch and Mussorgsky's celebrated Pictures at an Exhibition.&nbsp;Pictures in Motion is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21 in the newly renovated concert hall at Illinois State University's Center for the Performing Arts.

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MacArthur 'Genius' Jeremy Denk plays rare Bartók concerto in Illinois Symphony debut

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The front of the sweatshirt reads simply, “Hockey is for Everyone.” Lauralai Zink wears it proudly, and believes the words with all her heart. The 17-year-old doesn’t play the game, but lives and breathes it. She eagerly shares her passion and now, courtesy of the National Hockey League, will have the opportunity to do so on a national stage. A Normal West High School senior, Zink has been selected to serve among 27 NHL Power Players, a program in which a board of young hockey fans advise the league on hockey-related topics important to their generation. The goal is to attract more youth to the game.

The front of the sweatshirt reads simply, &ldquo;Hockey is for Everyone.&rdquo; Lauralai Zink wears it proudly, and believes the words with all her heart. The 17-year-old doesn&rsquo;t play the game, but lives and breathes it. She eagerly shares her passion and now, courtesy of the National Hockey League, will have the opportunity to do so on a national stage.&nbsp;A Normal West High School senior, Zink has been selected to serve among 27 NHL Power Players, a program in which a board of young hockey fans advise the league on hockey-related topics important to their generation. The goal is to attract more youth to the game.

Normal West senior Lauralai Zink to share passion for hockey as ‘NHL Power Player’

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Mayor Chris Koos said he expects the Town of Normal will have new zoning rules in place by the end of the year to help address the housing shortage, though proposals are not likely to significantly expand the housing supply.

Mayor Chris Koos said he expects the Town of Normal will have new zoning rules in place by the end of the year to help address the housing shortage, though proposals are not likely to significantly expand the housing supply.

Mayor Koos says there's been a 'lot of chatter' but no active interest in granny flats in Normal

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A larger-than-life opera is taking shape in Normal. MIOpera will be back on stage Saturday after a hosting a series of concerts that featured Black stories and voices earlier this year. For its next show, Semele by 17th century German-British composer George Frideric Handel, the Twin Cities-based opera company is collaborating with the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana [BACH] for the first time.

A larger-than-life opera is taking shape in Normal.&nbsp;MIOpera will be back on stage Saturday after a hosting a series of concerts that featured Black stories and voices earlier this year. For its next show, Semele by 17th century German-British composer George Frideric Handel, the Twin Cities-based opera company is collaborating with the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana [BACH] for the first time.

MIOpera stages Handel’s 'Semele' for opera fans in two Twin Cities

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MacArthur 'Genius' Jeremy Denk plays rare Bartók concerto in Illinois Symphony debut

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