Poster has white unprinted edges. At the top is a strip of red with "Friends Of Nicaraguan Culture" in gray followed by a stylized image of a gray stepped cliff with a band performing on its levels set in front of a dark blue sky. Above the band is "Luis E. Mejla Godoy with Grupo Mancotal / and Noma Elen Gadea, / with special guest Holly Near" in lighter blue. Below the band and cliff is "3rd annual" in blue and "Breaking the Blockade / of Ideas" in white and purple. At the bottom of the poster is a light blue background with "Palace of Fine Arts / San Francisco Saturday December 7, 1985 8pm" in dark blue followed by a strip of purple.