What's happening around Ann Arbor, Nov. 23-Nov. 29: Our picks & your votes

Check out our picks for the best in visual art, music, family fun, theater, film and more this week, and then vote on the event that interests you most:

• Tuesday, November 24

Book talk with White House Press Corp veteran Helen Thomas: In her new book, "Listen Up Mr. President," Thomas outlines the qualities and actions that make for the most successful leaders. This entertaining work is part history lesson and part presidential primer. At the Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty Street, at 7 p.m. | More info | AnnArbor.com story

• Tuesday, November 24-Sunday, November 29 (continues through Sunday, December 6) "Capturing Motion": Multi-media exhibition featuring 20 local, regional and national artists whose work moves or expresses, depicts or implies movement. At Gallery Project, 215 South Fourth Avenue. | Dates and times | AnnArbor.com story

• Wednesday, November 25 Talk of the Neighborhood - Thanksgiving Eve: Give Yourself and Your Family The Gift of Giving: What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to learn how you and your family can lend a hand? Barbara Cecil, Grants and Volunteer Resources Manager at SOS, will present information, share details about opportunities available for volunteering and answer questions. At Recreation Park Community Center (Ypsilanti Senior Center), 1015 Congress Street, at 7:15 p.m. | More info | AnnArbor.com story

• Wednesday, November 25 Terminator Doppelbock release party: Join ABC as they celebrate the holiday season with the much anticipated release of their "Terminator Dopplebock." At Arbor Brewing Company, 114 E. Washington Street, at 6 p.m. | More info

• Friday, November 27 David Archuleta and the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra: "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta, who recently released holiday album "Christmas From The Heart," performs with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra in his first concert of this kind. The A2SO will also play some of its own festive selections. At Hill Auditorium, 825 North University Avenue, at 8 p.m. | More info | AnnArbor.com concert preview | AnnArbor.com interview

• Friday, November 27-Sunday, November 29 (continues at Blackbird through Sunday, December 6; moves to sh-\aut\ Gallery and Cabaret from December 11-13) "If Only In My Dreams": Actors Barton Bund and William Myers portray Dylan Thomas, Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote and Roch Carrier for an evening of unconventional Christmas stories. At Blackbird Theatre, 1600 Pauline Boulevard. | Dates and times

• Saturday, November 28 22nd Annual Handspinners Holiday Fair: The Spinners' Flock guild sells their wares (handspun yarns; knitted, woven and felted garments; etc.) and offers demonstrations. At Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1800 North Dixboro Road, at 10 a.m. | More info

• Saturday, November 28 Jeff Daniels and Friends: Chelsea-based actor/singer-songwriter presents his annual Thanksgiving weekend showcase of Michigan artists, this year featuring Shout Sister Shout (Lansing), Red Sea Pedestrians (Kalamazoo), Paul Princen (Ann Arbor), The Ben Daniels Band (Chelsea) and the Scottville Clown Band (Scottville). At the Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty Street, at 8 p.m. | More info | AnnArbor.com story