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:

• Monday, November 9

Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes: Duff Goldman, owner of Charm City Cakes and star of Food Network's "Ace of Cakes" signs and discusses his new book, "Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes." At Borders Books & Music downtown, 612 East Liberty Street, at 7 p.m. | AnnArbor.com story

• Monday, November 9-Saturday, November 14 (continues through 12/18): "Energy: Charles McGee at Eighty-Five": A 60-year retrospective of the work of Detroit-based African-American artist Charles McGee. At Eastern Michigan University Ford Gallery, 114 Ford Hall. | Dates and times

• Monday, November 9-Sunday, November 15 (continues through 11/15) 22nd Annual Jewish Book Festival: Author talks, "Lunch and Learn" events, and books for sale, all featuring Jewish authors. At the Jewish Community Center, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive. | AnnArbor.com story | Dates and times

• Tuesday, November 10 Mavis Staples: One of the signature voices of the civil rights movement performs with her sister Yvonne and a three-piece band, performing in a benefit for Avalon Housing, Inc. At the Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty Street at 7 p.m. | AnnArbor.com story

• Thursday, November 12 Michigan Ready for Close-up: Panel featuring screenwriter Jim Burnstein and local luminaries, Tina Heaton and Chris Aliapoulios, discussing the budding Michigan film industry. At SPARK Central, 330 East Liberty Street, at 5:30 p.m.

• Thursday, November 12-Sunday, November 15 "The Marriage of Figaro": University of Michigan Opera Theatre performance of the Beaumarchais comedy. Sung in Italian with English translations. At the Power Center, 121 Fletcher Street. | AnnArbor.com story | Dates and times

• Friday, November 13-Sunday, November 15 U-Con Video Game Convention: Role playing, collectible card games, board games, miniatures, train games, live action RPGs, exhibitors' hall, auction, specialty gaming tracks, and more. At the Michigan Union, 530 South State Street. | Dates and times

• Saturday, November 14 Representing Native Americans: A panel of experts will explore the challenges, difficulties, and opportunities of Native American images in public representation at the national level, in the state of Michigan and at the University of Michigan. At the Ann Arbor District Library, 343 South Fifth Avenue, at 2 p.m.

• Saturday, November 14 Yasmin Levy: Israeli singer-songwriter blends her Ladino/Judeo-Spanish musical roots with Andalucian flamenco. At Hill Auditorium, 825 North University Avenue, at 8 p.m. | AnnArbor.com story