Hey Sister!

I've been carrying around my copy of the San Francisco Public Library newsletter (yes, I get the SFPL and Friends of the Library newsletters, and read them—good stuff) to remind me to post about the now-open Under a Full Moon exhibit at the Main.

Under a Full Moon remembers and celebrates 30 years of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (runs March 20 through May 7), and this moonth is full of other Sisterly indulgent celebrations. Check out their calendar for details!

Friday is a celebration also called Under a Full Moon at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc. have been employing satire and high drama to shed light on serious issues since 1979. From a humble beginning in the Castro, America’s first order of 21st century nuns formed to improve the socio-cultural, spiritual, educational, and artistic experiences of the communities in which members live, work, and have creative interactions. Each individual Sister is artist and subject, priestess and counselor, nurturer and provocateur in the human quest for a joyful life. We are blessed to be able to share our vast archives with the public as part of Ritual and Redemption. From the Rosary In A Time Of Nuclear Peril to the exorcism of Pope John Paul II to the taking of our vows and painting of our “white face”, Sisters have been creating rituals, blessings, art, literature, and general debauchery designed to promulgate universal joy and expiate stigmatic guilt for the past 30 years.

And don't forget the annual Easter celebration this Sunday in Dolores Park! This year it's a Nun World Order! From the website:

Sunday 12 April 2009
Nun World Order:
The Sisters' 30th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate 30 years of spreading joy and raising heck with the Sisters in Dolores Park. We'll be having our traditional events like Children's Easter, the Bonnet Contest and everyone's favorite, the Hunky Jesus Contest. We've also lined up some kick ass entertainment — Ethel Merman, Trauma Flintstone, Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, Kitten on the Keys, Beach Blanket Babylon, the B-Cups and Suppositori Spelling — to help keep things hopping. And, we'll be joined by over 160 Sisters from around the world! All in all, it promises to be a huge celebration of joy, indulgence, community service and Sisterhood!

Dolores Park
566 Dolores Street (map »)

11a to Noon: Children's Easter
Noon to 2p: Live Entertainment
1p: Bonnet Contest, with Beach Blanket Babylon
3:40p: Hunky Jesus Contest
Click here to see the online version of the poster.

Rebirth Processional out of the Park
Follow the Sisters and our fabulous friends as we lead you out of the park and into the streets of our glorious city.

from Dolores Park to Noe and Market Streets (map »)
4p

The Sisters' 30th Anniversary: AfterBirth!
Every year after Easter, the Sisters and our guests take the party out of the park and into the Castro. This year, we've decided to make it a little more official and, along with Energy 92.7, are setting up a stage and bringing entertainment to Noe and Market, in between Cafe Flore and the Lookout. Keep the party going with us at Afterbirth and then head on out into the Castro for more fun!

Noe Street and Market Street (map »)
4p to 8p