NEW YORK CITY CLUB TAURINO: SPECIAL PRESENTACION (M.C.) 8/20/11

The New York City Club Taurino announces that a special presentation will be held at the San Martin Restaurant , 143 East 49^th Street, in New York on Thursday, September 8.

Aficionado practico Jim Verner will present his translation of La Tauromaquia of 1796 by “Pepe-Hillo”, which is the earliest known printed version, and is almost identical to a handwritten copy dated 1793.  There are a number of later versions that vary considerably from the 1796 version, and so Jim decided to go with the 1796 thinking it is probably closest to “Pepe-Hillo's" words. The introduction is by Barnaby Conrad.  The book has several appendices: a selection of illustrations from the 1804 printed version; an in-depth study of the life and times of “Pepe-Hillo” by Dave Tuggle, and commentaries on the basic concepts of tauromaquia by Jim Verner. The book is being published by the Taurine Bibliophiles of America.

José Delgado Guerra  “Pepe-Hillo” was born in Sevilla in 1754 and is one of the three or four pillars of toreo on foot. Before his time, little was codified and everything was a bit more free-for-all.

Program:  San Martin Restaurant  

6:30 PM – Cash bar before dinner: drinks and tapas

7:30 PM – Jim Verner’s presentation

8:30 PM – Dinner

After Dinner – Taurine videos and tertulia

 $45 for all covers dinner and one-half bottle of wine with dinner.

For more information contact Lore Monnig, email: nycctusa@aol.com

THE 2011 CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TAURINE AFICIONADOS WILL BE HELD AT LA GLORIA, TEXAS (M.C.) 6/12/11

The 2011 Congress of the IATA will be held at La Gloria, Texas, at ganadero Fred Renk’s Santa Maria Bullring on Friday and Saturday July 1 and 2. 

Following  is the program:

Friday, July 1, 3:00 p.m. 

Meeting at Peña Taurina “Lupita López” at Valle Rio Grande, followed by a tour of the Santa Maria Bullring and Fred Renk’s ganaderia.

Saturday, July 2

12:00 p.m. Sign in at the Santa Maria Bullring;

1:00 p.m. Meeting;

3:00 p.m. Open bar and music at the Cantina Taurina of the at the Santa Maria Bullring ;

4:00 p.m. Testing of four of Fred Renk’s young cows with the participation of any willing aficionado. Matador David Renk and Lupita López will assist the practicos

7:00 p.m.  Dinner 

8:00 p.m. Live music with the mariachi group " México Lindo”
 

 THE CLUB TAURINE OF NEW YORK CELEBRATES ITS 50^TH  ANNIVERSARY(M.C.) 4/10/11

The Club Taurino of New York is celebrating its 50^th  anniversary this year. This club is one of the other oldest bullfighting associations in the United States and for a half-century has been promoting el toreo by organizing taurine activities in the New York area.

Imre Weitzner, current president of the club, has informed MMDT that to commemorate the occasion on Friday, May13, there be held a dinner in Manhattan, New York, and one of the nvited guest speakers is the president of the Club Cocherito of Bilbao, the oldest and largest taurine club in Spain. He adds that any aficionado who might wish to attend the commemorative dinner should contact the club at clubtaurinony@gmail.com for details

MMDT congratulates members of the Club Taurino of New York for their dedication to the Fiesta Brava during the past fifty years and hopes that the  Club Taurino of New York remains active for many years to come.

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