This weekend and assorted other notes

As has become our custom, here's a rundown of a few of this weekend's events in greater Orange County. It's supposed to be in the high 80s or low 90s for much of the weekend; I mention this because here's what reader (and former sportswriter) Joe Zaengle sent us Monday:

That's his son, Jeff, showing some of the hail that hit the northern part of the county earlier this week. Just another strange juxtaposition with the summertime temperatures expected tomorrow.

Anyways, here's a sample of Saturday and Sunday (Last Fridays is, well, in a few hours outside of our office and all over downtown):

• The Orange County District's Boy Scout Camporee will be held from 2 p.m. Friday until late Sunday at Vista Wood Bison Ranch north of Hillsborough. This is expected to draw several hundred local scouts.

• The Eno River Farmers Market on Margaret Lane is having is official grand opening of the season from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, visit www.enoriverfarmersmarket.org.

• The Chamber of Commerce is holding its inaugural Battle of the Bands to determine who will perform at this year's Hog Days. It will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Moose Lodge Family Center at 202 Holiday Park Road. Children younger than 10 years old are admitted free. For more information, call 732-8156 or visit www.hillsboroughchamber.com/battle.

• The Larry Talley Memorial Softball Tournament will be held at the Cedar Grove Ruritan Club’s softball field, 6116 Efland-Cedar Grove Road. There is a team entry fee, and proceeds will sponsor the Larry Talley Memorial Agriculture Scholarship Fund. For more information, call Shannon Talley-Bradsher at 451-1829 or e-mail shannontbradsher@hotmail.com.

• Pops in the Park, the annual performance by the Durham Symphony behind Cameron Park Elementary and the board of education building on Cameron Steet, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday. It's free. For more information, visit www.durhamsymphony.org or call 491-6576.

• A Walk for Hunger, an Orange Congregations in Mission fundraiser, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Little River Park in Rougemont. For more information, call OCIM at 732-6194, Ext. 10.