Start your weekend with some sizzle on Feb. 10, when the Des Moines Art Center and Salsa Des Moines present “Friday Night Fever,” Latin group dance lessons from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Art Center’s lobby. You’ll learn the salsa, merengue, cha cha and la chatta. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a sparkling wine sampling also are included. Admission is $5 for Art Center members; $10 for non-members. More info: desmoinesartcenter.org

What’s your favorite restaurant? What do you think is the top chocolate shop? How about the finest golf course? Vote for the metro area’s top offerings for dining, playing, shopping and more for dsm’s third annual Top List. Vote by clicking on this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/dsmtoplist2012

One ballot per computer is permitted; results will be announced in the May issue of dsm. Please let us know your opinion, but don’t dally: Deadline is Feb. 8! Pictured: Chocolaterie Stam was voted best chocolate last year.

Looking for a Louis XV fire screen? Or perhaps a French-Canadian salt box or a 19^th-century Tuscan chair? If so, head to Omaha this weekend for the popular Antique & Garden Show at Lauritzen Gardens. The show features 30 of the nation’s top antiques dealers, who will offer furniture, fine art and decorative pieces from the late 17^th century through the 20^th century from America, Asia and Europe. There also will be garden tours, appraisal clinics, speakers and educational lectures. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 24-25 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 26. For more information, visit www.omahaantiqueshow.org.

artstop, an annual celebration of the visual and performing arts in Des Moines, just keeps getting bigger and better. This year’s event, Sept. 24-25, includes 41 venues and a host of special programs and performances, such as special exhibitions, artist demonstrations and live music. Sample the offerings at museums, galleries, performance centers and artists’ studios in the six participating districts: Historic East Village, Historic Valley Junction, Roosevelt Cultural District, Court Avenue, Ingersoll Avenue and Western Gateway. On Saturday, you can hop on a free bus to go from district from district. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Sept. 24 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 25. For more information, go to www.artstopinfo.com or www.facebook.com/facebook. And check out the complete print guide in the current issue of dsm! Pictured: “La Pintara Mexicana,” by Remarqued Alvar, lithograph, at Kavanaugh Art Gallery. 

Additional white finds that can add both elegance and whimsy to your décor.

Raw-food nutritionist Sheree Clark shares some of her favorite recipes. 

The folks at Hoyt Sherman Place, the State Historical Museum and Terrace Hill share their favorite treasures. Pictured: The painting “Two Children Dancing” (artist unknown) hangs in Hoyt Sherman Place.