NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll kicked off "413 Day" at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday before heading to three more locations. 

 

"This is what you see in the 413," she exclaimed as she opened her arms under Spencer Finch's "Cosmic Latte."

 

New England Public Media's "The Fabulous 413" radio show is behind 413 Day (the 13th day of the fourth month) as a way to celebrate the western end of the state. NEPM holds a free festival at CitySpace in Easthampton, where Driscoll was headed later in the afternoon. She was also to visit the state's Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls and tour the Springfield Museums. 

 

"Our hope is that we can really have this be something that begins to send a message, people who live in 617, you're missing the boat out here, not coming to 413," Driscoll said.

 

Driscoll took a quick tour through several exhibits with by Director Kristy Edmunds, Mayor Jennifer Macksey, MoCA's Director of Communications Jennifer Falk and head of public initiatives Morgan Everett,  Mohawk Trail Association President Peter Tomyl and Governor's Councillor Tara Jacobs, among others. 

 

"It's always a great day to have the LG in North Adams," said Macksey. "[Gov.] Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll have been great partners to North Adams and we look forward to many, many continued efforts to get more funding in North Adams."

 

She made sure to ask about the proposed $100 million more in Chapter 90 funds, which is in the Legislature right now, and Tomyl piped up about the proposed passenger rail.