Can you pair a bubbly with a brawl? How about Chablis and chase scene? Oh, hell yes! Just ask the folks at Park Avenue Wines in Portland! They’e hosting me from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, for a ticketed event at 626 S.W. Park Ave., Portland. The evening will include the international research I did for “St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking” with wines and snacks from those parts of the world! Annie Bloom’s, one of Portland’s great indie bookstores, will be selling books!

Go online to Park Avenue Wines for tickets. Adults only.

And remember: Read responsibly.