Clever! Rhythm & Ribs Fest offers “stimulus package” deals.

Jumping aboard the bandwagon of offering it up for cheap and using the word “stimulus” somewhere in the verbiage (see also: Barack Obama, REO Styxwagon) is the American Jazz Museum, which sent our a release today announcing the Rhythm & Ribs Festival Stimulus Plan. If you wait until the day of the festival, June 20, you’ll pay the full price of $30 a ticket. But starting March 18 and going through April 17, you can buy tickets for $10 at the Jazz Museum Box Office (816-474-6262) or through Ticketmaster. The catch: the entertainment lineup won’t be announced until after this first round. After the lineup is announced April 18, you have a month from that date to buy tickets for $18 each. And from May 18 on, it goes up to $25 advance, $30 at gate. Past headliners have included Al Green and George Duke. Keep an eye on kcrhythmandribs.com for announcements.