
People line up for steamed mussels, corn and cole slaw at The Civic Standard’s final 2024 Shindig, Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Atkins Field in Hardwick, as a crowd gathers behind them for a free concert. The show was made possible by the Better Places Program and donations from the community.

Dancers in the Atkins Field pavilion are entertained by New Orleans band “Tuba Skinny” including (from left) Craig Flory, clarinet; Shaye Cohn, cornet; Barnabus Jones, trombone; Erika Lewis, vocals and bass drum; Max Bien-Kahn, resonator guitar and tenor banjo; Greg Sherman, vocals and guitar; Todd Burdick, sousaphone; and Robin Rapuzzi; washboard, at The Civic Standard’s Shindig, September 11. For over a decade “Tuba Skinny” has released 15 albums and toured all over the world.
Paul Fixx is editor of The Hardwick Gazette and lives in Hardwick.