Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a black strip with "African-American AIDS, Support-Services, And Survival Institute, Inc." followed by a collage of images of a piano and human figures, with a clear figure in glasses at the bottom left. At the top left of the collage is "the substance / of things / hoped for". Below the collage is another strip of black. At the left is "featuring / World Renown Concert Pianist / James McKissic / direct from Carnegie Hall". At the right is information on the evening. At the bottom of the poster are details for the April 8, 1993, benefit at Davies Symphony Hall, along with sponsorship information.