The Orange Krush 200, an invitation-only exhibition auto race Thursday, March 28, opens the season at Orange County Speedway, Rougemont, and benefits the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation which helps landowners conserve and manage lands in Va. and Pa. Rain date is 3/29. Traditional season opening races are April 6.Three double points nights are planned. First is May 18.
Durham Bulls Spring Fan Fest takes place March 29 at DBAP with sessions 3-5 and 6:30-9. Tickets are $10 and attendance limited to 1,500 per session.
PBSNC presents a screening and discussion of “State of Change, Seeds of Hope” in person and online at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the N.C. Museum of Natural Science, Raleigh. The film focuses on climate change and how N.C. communities adapt and will be followed by a panel discussion. Register at eventbrite.com. Free.
The N.C. Science Festival runs in April with events across the state including Star Party April 5, 7-11:15 p.m. at Old North Durham Park in downtown Durham and UNC Science Expo April 6, 11-4 at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (20 exhibits), Chapel Hill.
Chicken Pickin’ April 17, 11-2 in Hillsborough. Cost is $12 /plate (must be ordered in advance, tickets at Sheriff’s Dept).
Harlem Globetrotters make an annual visit to PNC Arena, Raleigh, Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. They also play in Greensboro and Fayetteville.
Free Chapel Hill tours, 60-90 minutes each, are available Saturdays at 11 a.m. through May 18 (excluding Easter weekend and UNC graduation) by signing up at heartofthehilltours.com/sign-up/ for a specific date. Tours focus on history, mystery, myths and realities of Chapel Hill.
Admission to the Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit opening April 27 at NC Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh is free but tickets (duelingdinasaurs.org) are required. The ticket link automatically reverts to the first available open date/time. Visits have time limits.
The Carolina Panthers ranked 17th in a new NFLPA player survey, covering 11 categories from treatment of families to ownership. Miami was first, Minnesota second, Green Bay third. Washington was last. The Panthers scored As for head coach, training staff, strength coaches and Ds for nutrition/ dietician and ownership.
From theathletic.com, In KC, management promised to renovate the locker room after the team’s Super Bowl win in 2022-23. Ownership only added chairs, which was a key complaint in last year’s survey.
In Tampa Bay, young players and non-starters are forced to room with another player for road games. If they want to stay solo in a room, they’re charged $1,750. In Los Angeles, the Chargers do provide daycare for players’ children, but it’s not onsite and the players have to pay for it.
Anthem RC of Charlotte, a developmental team and part of Major League Rugby, lost its home opener 46-13 to New England Free Jacks (CSN, Feb 2024). Attendance was 2,307, a sellout at American Legion Memorial Stadium.
Orange County had 13,385 voters for early voting. Orange Works (Hillsborough) had the most voters (3,978), Seymour Center, Chapel Hill, (2,818) was next.