***A bit of blogkeeping: Have you entered to win one of two sets of tickets to the WGAR 2014 Dollar Bank Country Jam? Check it out! Remember, you can tweet daily for additional entries.***

The Cleveland Museum of Art is a community partner of Gay Games 9 and is hosting a fabulous kickoff called Night Before 9: Out in Art on Friday, August 8.

The Cleveland Museum of Art was established “for the benefit of all people forever,” and this event exemplifies the Museum’s spirit of inclusion. Night Before 9: Out in Art will welcome Gay Games 9 participants and their families and guests for a celebration before the games begin.

The event will feature access to all the Museum galleries, food and beverages for purchase, and live entertainment from DJ Darrell Stout and Escort, a “disco orchestra.”

This is sure to be a high-energy welcome to the Gay Games 9 participants and a wonderful way to show them one of Cleveland’s finest institutions.

General admission tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling 216-707-6875. Or you can enter to win two general admission tickets to Night Before 9: Out in Art right here!

Here’s how to enter (you can do one, two, three, or all four entries, just leave a separate comment for each):

1. Check out some of Escort’s songs here and leave a comment telling me which is your favorite.

2. Leave a comment if you like the Cleveland Museum of Art and Why CLE? on Facebook, letting me know you like both pages.

3. Follow @ClevelandArt and @WhyCLE on Twitter and leave a comment letting me know you follow both.

4. Tweet the following phrase and leave a comment letting me know you tweeted:

I want to kickoff @GG9Cleveland at @ClevelandArt thanks to @WhyCLE: http://wp.me/p1fb9r-23b

You can tweet once per day for additional entries, just leave a separate comment each time you tweet.

The giveaway will close on Thursday, August 7 at 11:59pm and the winner will be announced the following day. Good luck!

***Disclosure: I was asked by the Cleveland Museum of Art to help promote Night Before 9: Out in Art. In exchange, I will receive 2 general admission tickets to give away. I declined my own tickets to the event due to scheduling conflicts. Images courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.***