Learn to use tax software

The COA will offer an introduction to the use of popular tax preparation software Friday, March 4, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the computer lab at Hildreth House. There will be an overview of the different products available to address tax returns from the simple to the complex, as well as a review of how they can be used to prepare a hypothetical tax return. Class size is limited; call to sign up.

On the road with COA

Call the COA office at 978-456-4120 for more detailed information or to sign up for trips. Anyone who cannot afford a trip can contact the office about a scholarship.

• Thursday, March 10: COA travelers will head for Boston to take in a rehearsal of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. James Levine is scheduled to conduct works from Schoenberg and Mozart. The group will leave Hildreth House for Symphony Hall at 8 a.m., in time to arrive for a preconcert talk. A late lunch (1 p.m.) will be at the Chessecake Factory. Return to Harvard will be by 4:30 p.m. Cost is $23 in advance, plus the cost of lunch.

COA trip participants in front of the Boston Public Library, which they toured Feb. 18. The group also visited Trinity Church for an organ concert before eating lunch at Skip Jack’s and heading back to Harvard. Front row, from left: Pat White, Karen Dolimount, Carole Kinnee, Pat Deluca, Carol Herbert, Pat Jennings. Second row, from left: Joanne Cau, Vicky Maxant, Mary Alan, Martha Guptil, Arlene Marteney, Phyllis Konop, Blanche Foss. Third row, from left: Bill Donnelly, Joan Kelleher, Dan Kelleher, Al Deluca, Phil Konop, Connie McClellan. Back row: John Sheehan, Dave Vannicola.(Courtesy Photo)