The SFSU Poetry Center and the Flor y Canto Festival present an evening with world-renowned Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal, in celebration of his ninetieth birthday and his life of poetry and activism, his reading in Spanish will be accompainied by an English translation, Brava Theater, 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, $20/$12 students and seniors, ticket includes festival closing night reception, 7:30 (sfsu.edu/~poetry, www.brava.org)