Poster is designed like a film strip with black text and three boxes - yellow, red and white. In the top, yellow, box is "San Francisco Tavern Guild Foundation / Presents / Beaux / Arts / Ball". In the central, red, box is "Theme / A salute to / 50 years of the / Academy Awards" with a bronze trophy at the right. In the bottom box is "$5,000 in prizes / for: best single, couple, group / Saturday, October 28, 1978 / doors open 7:00pm / Civic Auditorium / (Polk & Grove) / Tickets / main floor $15, 10, balcony $5 / not responsible for lost or stolen articles no one under 21 admitted".