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10th Annual InventOR Finals

2-5 p.m., Friday, June 26

Celebrate a decade of student innovation and 10 years of bold ideas, breakthrough prototypes, and Oregon’s next generation of innovators.

This event showcases Oregon’s brightest collegiate innovators — including teams from 51�� and 51��-Cascades — as they pitch their prototypes and compete for $30,000 in cash prizes. Stewarded by Portland State University's Center for Entrepreneurship.

Free. Registration required.

51��-Cascades and PRAx Present

2026-27 Season

Join us as we celebrate creativity, diversity and excellence in the performing arts. Through a concert series made possible with our collaboration with the , known as PRAx, 51��’s preeminent performing arts center.

Maruja Limón

7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026 | Tower Theatre, Bend
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“A miracle…a sensory feast that blends different styles with astonishing simplicity.” – Muzikalia (Madrid) “Maruja Limón dominated the stage, breathing new life into flamenco.” – Billboard Latin

Formed in Barcelona in 2014, Maruja Limón fuses Catalan, flamenco and Latin rumba with experimental electronic sounds, dembow, salsa and pop – all wrapped in lyrics that move seamlessly from sincerity and simplicity to irony and wit. Having performed for more than a decade at festivals across Europe and North Africa, Maruja Limón first toured the U.S. in 2025, including appearances at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center.

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Photo credit: Martine Severin

Nani Vazana with the 51�� Chamber Choir

7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2027 | Tower Theatre, Bend
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Eurovision winner Nani Vazana breathes life into the endangered Ladino language, a heritage tongue spoken by Sephardic Jews after the Spanish expulsion of 1492. Originally built on a Castilian Spanish vocabulary, Ladino incorporates Hebrew and many other pan-Mediterranean influences of the Sephardic diaspora. Nani Vazana first learned Ladino in secret from her Moroccan grandmother, as her father forbade the language at home. Her original songs fuse Sephardic fairytales with contemporary storytelling, the sounds of the marketplace with Flamenco drama.

Vazana brings a voice with ship’s horn power to a remarkable stage concert that will include – alongside her own ensemble – appearances by the award-winning 51�� chamber choir.

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Third Coast Percussion x Jlin

7 p.m., Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2027 | Tower Theatre, Bend
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“Frenetic and physical but also heavy with emotion, like chamber music breaking out on the dance floor.” - Stereogum

What happens when a pioneering electronic music, composer, producer, and DJ collaborates with a Grammy-winning contemporary classical percussion ensemble? Find out on this extraordinary evening.

Third Coast Percussion takes their name from their base in Chicago, and a decade of partnership between the wildly innovative percussion quartet and Jlin – a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in music – originated in that city. Jlin will perform the electronic renditions of her compositions directly alongside the acoustic realizations of those pieces performed by the ensemble. And a brand-new work, commissioned by 92NY, will combine the forces of all five musicians, performing live together and conjuring a new sonic universe.

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Campus tours for community groups

10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Fourth Fridays

Learn about the history, present and future of 51��’s growing university campus in Bend. After a classroom session, you’ll explore campus buildings and their public art, view the expansion site and learn about the innovative work underway to develop Oregon's newest university campus. Formal and informal groups welcome.

For groups of 12-24.

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