It is possible to show a sidebar with a kml-file. You have to switch the kmlrenderer to GeoXML (of Lance Dyas) instead of google. Also you need to provide the location of the sidebar and the width (version => 2.11d).
If in the sidebar the folders aren't open at initial start then you have to edit you kml-file. You have to add in every <offer> tag after the <name> tag the following: <open>1</open>