50 CENT IN CONCERT

Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. today for a concert by controversial rap star 50 Cent, G Unit and Isle R&B singer Afatia March 28 at the Blaisdell Arena.

50 last performed in Honolulu in 2003. He has three releases under his belt — the debut blockbuster "Get Rich or Die Tryin,'" 2005's "The Massacre" and last year's "Curtis."

Tickets — $49, $69, $99 — are available at the box office and Ticketmaster outlets. A VIP ticket, for a meet-and-greet backstage with the performers, is available through Tihati Productions, 735-0292. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com

'KAHEKILI' AT LEEWARD

The life of Kahekili — the pre-Western-contact warrior chief said to be the father of Kamehameha the Great — will be dramatized by kumu hula Hokulani Holt and halau Pa'u O Hi'iaka at 8 p.m. March 15 at the Leeward Community College Theatre.

Tickets to "Kahekili" are $25 general, $21 students, seniors and military. 455-0385, 483-7123; www.etickethawaii.com.

In 2006, "Kahekili" was named an American Masterpiece by the National Endowment for the Arts.

TENTATIVE MARCH FILM PREMIERES

3 | 7

"10,000 B.C." "The Bank Job," "College Road Trip"

3 | 14

"Horton Hears a Who!" (left)

3 | 21

"Drillbit Taylor," "Meet the Browns," "Shutter"

3 | 28

"21," "Run, Fat Boy, Run," "Stop-loss," "Superhero Movie"