Date Book

* New York rapper Rakim, above, returns to the House of Blues for a Dec. 28 performance after selling out a show at the Sunset Strip club only last week. Tickets are on sale now. . . . Tickets are also available now for the Mavericks, March 13 at the House of Blues. . . . Andy Summers, former guitarist for the Police, will be at the Ventura Theatre on Dec. 17. Tickets are on sale now. . . . Available Friday: the Space Monkeys, Dec. 15 at the Troubadour. . . . Tickets are on sale now for these shows: Dave Davies, Dec. 10 at the House of Blues; Buster Poindexter, Dec. 17 at the House of Blues; the 12th annual Elvis Birthday Bash, Jan. 8 at the House of Blues; Culture, Jan. 25 at the Galaxy Theatre; Sister Hazel, Jan. 26 at the House of Blues; and Chicago, March 4 at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.