Current events

Tax center open

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Free tax preparation for members of the military and their families is available at the Tax Center in the Courtyard Recreation and Dining Center on Brainard Avenue at Fort Gordon. Walk-in customers with military ID will be served from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through April. For information, call (706) 791-7522.

GOP women

The Republican Women of Greater Columbia County will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Tony Roma's, on Robert C. Daniel Parkway in Augusta.

Irish concert

Broadstrokes Gallery, in Evans, will present an evening of traditional Irish music at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Seating is limited; tickets cost $15. Call (706) 860-6055.

Health seminar

Cardiologist Molly Szerlip will present The Truth About Heart Disease from noon-1 p.m. Friday in the Magnolia and Dogwood rooms of the Terrace Dining hall, on the second floor of the MCG Medical Center. Admission is free; participants may bring lunch or purchase lunch in Terrace Dining.

For information, call (706) 721-5736.

Aid seminars

Making College Financial Planning Count, a free, one-hour program for parents, will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lakeside High School.

For information, call Teresa Fox, (706) 868-3667, ext. 280.

Shooting club

Today is the deadline for students in grades 7-12 to register for the Clay Pigeon Target Sporting Program through the Columbia County Cooperative Extension Service. The annual club fee costs $125. Practices begin in February. Call (706) 868-3413.

Biology workshop

Columbia County Adopt-a-Stream will hold a biology workshop at 9 a.m. Saturday at Reed Creek Wetlands Park. For information, call John Graham at (706) 868-0296, or e-mail jopagr@comcast.net.

Mac users group

The CSRA Apple Macintosh Users Group will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at CompUSA. To get more information, go to csraamug.info.