Tag: Hunky Jesus

Sister’s Easter: Back to Our Old Habits!

  By Easter, Live Performances

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are happy to announce that they are bringing their annual Easter Celebration back to Dolores Park on Sunday, April 17th, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The 43rd-anniversary celebration kicks off with Children’s Easter from 10 to noon, followed by the main event from noon to 4pm. The theme for this year is “Back to Our Old Habits,” celebrating their return to an in-person Easter party, following all the current CDC guidelines for outdoor events. The day begins with an Easter Egg Hunt, story time, and other fun activities for the kids at… Continue reading

Hunky Jesus Contest moves online

  By Burlesque Shows, Cancelled Events, Easter, Online Events, Photo Galleries

For 25 years, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence has held an annual Easter celebration that includes an egg hunt for children, an Easter bonnet competition, fabulous drag and non-drag performances, and the annual highlight: a Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary contest. The event is traditionally held at Dolores Park, but was briefly moved to Golden Gate Park when their home park was being renovated, and at least once was moved to the Eureka Valley Rec & Park Center because of rain. But now, for the first time in the event’s 25-year-history, COVID-19 is forcing the event to be moved to… Continue reading

Some local LGBTQ events are being cancelled

  By Cancelled Events
Image of a 2020 calendar with a "cancelled" stamp over it

March 13, 2020 5:30 p.m. addendum: The City of San Francisco is now imposing a moratorium on gatherings of greater than one hundred people. Bars and restaurants with a larger capacity will be required to reduce admission and seating. As always, please check with the event’s official listings on Facebook or other social media to verify if it has been changed or cancelled. In response to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic, some local LGBTQ events are modifying or cancelling their events to reduce the spread of the virus. For the rest of March, and possibly longer, the City of San… Continue reading