A Tale of Two Cities

HOUSTON

Wondering where to go and what to do on your summer vacation? Make it easy on yourself and head for the Houston-Dallas corridor.
	Go right to the heart of it or the heat of it and catch a performance at Ensemble Theatre, the largest African American professional theatre company in the U.S. that produces in-house and owns its own facility. Each year, the theater presents a repertoire of critically acclaimed dramas, comedies, and musicals.
	Houstonians celebrate African American heritage during Houston’s Juneteenth Celebration held June 19 at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park.
	Etta’s Lounge is a Houston blues club that’s a favorite among African Americans who share a love for listening to seriously good live music while downing seriously cheap drinks.
	The Breakfast Klub restaurant’s slogan is “If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, why not have it twice, which is exactly what you’ll want to do after you leave the lounges. The Klub’s specialty dishes of katfish and grits and wings and waffles are just the thing you’ll need after a night of clubbing.

DALLAS
	The African American Museum houses a notable collection of African American folk art and is one of the highlights of the city. The museum marks the contributions of African Americans to the arts.
	A nighttime hot spot in Dallas, TePheJez is a popular dancery where our Texan brothers and sisters gather for a good time. A live DJ spins some of the hottest R&B and hip-hop around. Like everything else in Texas the place is expansive and you’ve got the best of both world’s under one roof. Singles can dance to an upbeat upstairs while those in the mood for a more intimate setting can stay below and mingle.
	And of course it would just be wrong to leave the area with out sampling some of it’s legendary barbecued ribs. Eva’s house of Barbecue is where the locals go to get their eat on … maybe they know something the rest of us don’t.