Drummer Marq Hoover of Florence, along with Ken Harstine, left, of Holyoke on pocket trumpet, wrap up a song during an Expandable Brass Band rehearsal in the garden of tuba player Dave Abbott on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Florence. Behind them, listening and dancing, are neighbor Alex Porter and her daughter Willoughby, 2, and Robyn O'Brien and Tom Murray, both of Plainfield.
Drummer Marq Hoover of Florence, along with Ken Harstine, left, of Holyoke on pocket trumpet, wrap up a song during an Expandable Brass Band rehearsal in the garden of tuba player Dave Abbott on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Florence. Behind them, listening and dancing, are neighbor Alex Porter and her daughter Willoughby, 2, and Robyn O'Brien and Tom Murray, both of Plainfield. Credit: —STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

FLORENCE – Local street “honk” heroes, the Expandable Brass Band, staked out responsibly distanced spots around the vegetable garden of tubaist Dave Abbott for an early evening practice on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 – much to the enjoyment of neighbors and passers-by. 

Kevin Gutting can be reached at kgutting@gazettenet.com.