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Everyone’s favorite hangout, Sister, holds the The Krampus Ugly Sweater Party on Saturday Dec. 21, from 8pm to 1:30am for $10. Krampus, a weird reimagining of Pan, is the Christmas demon who comes to punish horrible children by beating them with switches and chains, which highlights social progress since his inception, because now we pay people to do that to us on weekends. Musical performances by Tone Ranger, Sage Cornelius and DJ Wae Fonkey keep the mood up while a demon strolls around and judges your ugly Christmas sweater. There is a Darkroom Horror photo booth where you can have your portrait taken with Krampus to show your friends you were a naughty little thing this year and deserve a few good lashings. For more info visit sisterthebar.com. (Dan Rayne Pennington)

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Cardboard Playhouse presents David Sedaris’The Santaland Diaries as adapted by Joe Mantello and starring Kelsey Leos Montoya with a three-show run, opening Friday, Dec. 20 at 7pm at National Hispanic Cultural Center. Like with most of Sedaris’ work, theatergoers can expect a dark and witty look at American life, this time seen through the eyes of Sedaris while he was working as a Christmas elf at Macy’s. Tickets are $22 for this 13-and-over event and can be found at nhccnm.org. (Clarke Condé)