When
Saturday, July 25, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Where
The perfect spot for a relaxed afternoon of friends, books, food, and drink -- Trinity Restaurant, Bar & Lounge  in Hoboken, NJ, a warm, contemporary Irish pub facing the Hudson River waterfront, with a lovely view of Manhattan through its windows. Trinity is located at 306 Sinatra Drive, Hoboken, NJ 07030 (201-533-4446).

Reservations

• Reservations are $110.00 per person (no children's discounts). Admission includes one signing copy of A Solid Wheel of Colored Ribbons, which will be provided to you upon your admission to the event, plus your meal, tax, and tip. (Alcoholic beverages are not included.)
• Advance purchase via PayPal is required (checks or money orders will not be accepted). Although no shipping is involved, your address is required to be provided to us as an additional security measure. 
• Your PayPal receipt email is your confirmation. You should receive this PayPal receipt email as soon as your order has been processed.  (If this email does not immediately arrive in your inbox, check your spam folder; some servers identify PayPal email as spam. Or, simply log into your PayPal account to view your recent account activity.)
• PayPal will automatically notify us of your payment. We will then add your name (along with the names of any additional attendees specified and paid for by you in your order) to the reservation checklist. You need take no further action. It is not necessary to bring a copy of your receipt to the book signing. 
• If you wish to have additional copies of A Solid Wheel of Colored Ribbons to bring to the book signing, please order from our Giftshop in the standard way, no later than July 15, 2009, for delivery to you by mail prior to the event. The book will not be available for purchase at the event. Please note, however, that we cannot guarantee that Thorsten and Tami will have time to sign more than one copy per attendee.
• Cancellations must be received by July 3, 2009, in order to be eligible for a refund. Refunds for cancellations made after that date cannot be guaranteed.

• Tables seat between eight to ten persons. Seating will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
• We will make every effort to accommodate groups wishing to sit together. At the time of ordering, each group member must list names of all other group members in the space provided in the Review your payment page after proceeding to checkout, or email us with this information immediately thereafter.
• We must receive every group member's payment in a timely manner. Unpaid-for reservations cannot be held for longer than 48 hours.

• Public transportation: Trinity is located within easy walking distance from the NJ Transit PATH and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stations at Hudson Place and River Road: Upon exiting to the street level, head to your right and proceed down River Street. At the third light, make a right onto 3rd Street. You will see a public parking garage on your left. Trinity is located just past the parking garage, at the corner of 3rd Street and Sinatra Drive. The Hudson River and New York City skyline should be directly in front of you..
• Driving directions. 
• Parking: A public garage is located at Third Street and Sinatra Drive, just around the corner from Trinity.

• A block of rooms with a special rate is being reserved at the W Hotel in Hoboken, NJ (a brand new hotel located at 225 River Street, less than a block from Trinity) for book signing attendees. You can make your reservations online at their website.
• Other nearby hotels include the Marriott Courtyard Jersey City Newport and the Doubletree Hotel Jersey City, NJ, both convenient to public transportation and shopping. 
• For those who prefer to stay in Manhattan, Trinity is just across the Hudson River, within easy access via PATH or New York Waterway Ferry.