Santa delivered (or he didn’t). You’re sick of yearlong niceness and there are but seven nights of un-holiness available before those New Year’s resolutions kick in. Post-party cleanup is the kind best left for morning, especially with the living room still looking like a ball pit of wadded-up wrapping paper. Continue the revelry (or start some anew) with the Kit Cat Club Christmas Cabaret, the steamiest troupe of Santa Baby babes Maui has to offer. The ladies have their playfully luscious show all wrapped up with delightful tunes, and if that’s not enough to tickle your fancy, loosen up with one of Casanova‘s signatures (and my favorite), the Velvet Kiss Martini. Joining the Kit Kat Club, after a six-month hiatus from the scene, is P.O.R.T.A.L. (People of Revolutionary Thought and Living if you need it spelled out). Filling their time in the shadows by managing international Internet success and adding more funk to their already otherworldly dance beats, P.O.R.T.A.L. comes as ready to play as you should come ready to dance. And with all that turkey lurking in your belly since late November, dancing is probably a good idea. Friday (December 25), Casanova Italian Bistro, Makawao, 10pm, $7, 572-0220.

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Even if your holiday schedule is packed as tightly as a spoiled kid’s stocking, there are still a few spare second that need be wasted by typing in your name into the Naughty or Nice meter (Santa says I’m just three points away from perfect… how ’bout you?).

“Christmas may be the big kahuna of American holy days, but it wasn’t always so. It used to be a time of drunken rowdiness, when the poor would demand food and money from the rich… Has Christmas grown more or less religious?” Hear or read it all from Back Story with the American History Guys’ segment “Naughty & Nice: A History of The Holiday Season.”

If you wanna get more religious, see the “Naughty or Nice?” list from the American Family Association which categorizes major companies who they deem are either “for Christmas,” “marginalizing Christmas,” or are “against Christmas.” The Liberty Counsel has one too ( f*ck you, American Girl), plus you can buy “I Helped Save CHRISTmas” or “I (heart) CHRISTmas” buttons in packs of 10 or 100. But for a real treat, click the photo above to Beck the halls…

If you haven’t seen it yet, this weekend will be your last chance! Its a rare occasion that our stage events are marked for “Mature Audiences Only” but it makes it even more appealing! What’s more you’ll find romance, international intrigue, and world war II drama behind the curtain here. Steppingstone Playhouse is an intimate venue at Queen Kaahumanu Center, perfect for Cabaret. Final Shows are this Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm.

Read more about the play in Anu Yagi’s review in Maui Time Weekly or check out the Professional Artists of the Pacific website.

Its the Kit Kat Club in Cabaret

The Steppingstone Theatre in Kaahumanu Center will morph into the Kit Kat Klub circa 1931 with a jumping band and waiter service for table seating. Of course the premium seats come with a price, reserve them at $28 that includes your beverage service, or you can also sit in the center section for $25 and the side sections at $22. Call 808-875-4367 to reserve or if you happen to be at the mall pick em up at KQC customer service.

Jonathan Lehman, director and producer, was responsible for the recent productions of Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty. Both garnered lots of attention from the underage crew, where post show autograph sessions lit up the wanna be princesses of Maui. Lehman is taking this production in a decidedly different direction with a more risque theme, the story of steamy 1930′s romance set in Berlin in the seedy Kit Kat Klub.

The show starts Friday, October 23 and runs through November 15, 2009. For more details check the Pro Arts of the Pacific’s Website.