• HOT TICKET

Comics in benefit for Claddagh Mhor

HELP KEEP the Claddagh Mhor Pipe Band, Portland’s only bagpipe group, in plaid skirts during the Comics for Kilts show featuring Johnny Ater, Tuck Tucker and Nellie Coes.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland

HOW MUCH: $20; $30 for two

INFO: www.claddaghmhor.com/Comics-For-Kilts.htm

• CHEAP THRILL

Public Market House turns up the heat

FORGET BOYCOTTS — take part in Portland Greendrinks’ first-ever Joycott and buy something from any eatery in the Public Market House. In turn, those shops will use 51 percent of the day’s profits to make the building’s heating system more efficient.

WHEN: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Public Market House, 28 Monument Square, Portland

HOW MUCH: However much your lunch or cupcake costs.

INFO: www.portlandgreendrinks.com