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, December 1

Day With(out) Art: Donald Hall: Former US Poet Laureate Donald Hall reads from his work on Day With(out) Art, part of World AIDS Day, commemorating the devastating toll that HIV and AIDS have taken on the creative and performing arts community. At the University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 South State Street, at 5 p.m. | More info

• Tuesday, December 1 Espresso Love release party: Celebrate the return of breakfast stout Espresso Love with growlers of the brew, t-shirts and finger food. At the Corner Brewery, 720 Norris Street in Ypsilanti, at 6 p.m. | More info

• Wednesday, December 2 "Dead Duck" reading/signing with Jay Fosgitt: Local cartoonist Jay Fosgitt reads from and signs copies of his new graphic novel, "Dead Duck." At Vault of Midnight, 219 South Main Street, at 5 p.m. | More info | AnnArbor.com story

• Friday, December 4 Ann Arbor Soul Club 3rd anniversary: AASC celebrates three years of soul spinnin' with special guest DJ Mr. Fine Wine. At the Blind Pig, 208 South First Street, at 9:30 p.m. | More info

• Friday, December 4 An Evening with Frank Warren: PostSecret founder and curator Frank Warren reads from and displays photos of the secrets submitted by PostSecret participants and discusses his latest book. | More info | AnnArbor.com story

• Friday, December 4 "Cinderella": Eastern Michigan University's dance department and symphony orchestra present the fairy tale favorite in two one-hour programs designed with grades one through eight in mind. At Pease Auditorium, College Place and West Cross Street in Ypsilanti, at 10 a.m. | More info

• Friday, December 4-Sunday, December 6 (continues through December 12) "Impossible Marriage": Beth Henley is at her quirkiest, comedic best in this story of star-crossed lovers and the relatives who want to tear them asunder. At the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre, 322 West Ann Street. | Dates and times

• Saturday, December 5 DJs jam for World AIDS Week: A variety of student groups from the University of Michigan collaborate to generate support for organizations providing services to people with AIDS. At the Heidelberg Club Above, 215 North Main Street, at 9:30 p.m. | More info

• Saturday, December 5 Home for the Holidays Christmas Festival: Santa appearances, craft bazaars, Holiday Hustle and Kid Run, tree lighting ceremony, ice sculpture carving and more family fun. In downtown Dexter, starting at 8:30 a.m. | More info

• Saturday, December 5-Sunday, December 6 Handel's "Messiah": The University Musical Society (UMS) marks the holiday season with its annual performance of "Handel’s Messiah" by the UMS Choral Union with the Ann Arbor Symphony under the baton of Jerry Blackstone. At Hill Auditorium, 825 North University Avenue. | Dates and times | AnnArbor.com story | Related event: Masterpieces revealed - Handel's "Messiah" on Saturday