How about this mixed bag of goodies ...
M104 (The Sombrero Galaxy) in Virgo, and close by
NGC3242 (The Ghost of Jupiter). 
These are nice and high at the moment at a nice decent time of the night (around 8.30pm). Both of these are quite awesome, and the latter being an incredibly bright blue colour (bigger than The Blue Planetary even!)- you should even be able to make out a little knob on either side.
NGC 3201, globular cluster in Vela.
A really strange looking gc - looks like someone has blown it apart as it's very loose.
Carbon Stars:
While you're in Hydra, check out V Hydra- it's the reddest known carbon star, very bright and reddish orange- you'll know it when you see it.
Ruby Crucis is another one- blood red but smaller and not as bright. This one is very easy to find, just get beta crucis in the eyepiece and look to the left.
To my eye V Hydra isn't as red as ruby crucis, but they say it is.
So why don't you observe them both and compare them!
