Move over, all you llamas at Dick’s, and make way for balloons and cribbage:
— Friday evening is amped up at Dick’s Bar and Grill with an addition to their regular offerings, with music keying a Hudson Hot Air Affair pre-party, something that’s become a tradition at that venue over the long run of the February ballooning event. From 6-9 p.m. on Jan. 21 is the oft-seen, Hudson-based duo Practical Goods, and shortly after that starts a deejay with dancing, song mixes and other entertainment. That means about seven hours of tunes, almost the time equivalent of a full work day as you leave the office behind on Friday night and start up your weekend.
— Also at Dick’s is a cribbage tourney starting Saturday at 1 p.m. You can sign up with a bartender or simply show up and play for prizes. Those little pegs could earn you something more valuable.
— It may be a bit early to celebrate spring break, but that theme is already in vogue at the Village Inn in North Hudson with the addition of fresh squeezed orange and grapefruit juice for your drinks. No pre-packaged “bar rail” style fruit juice here.