* WOMEN OF THE ‘90s: The 13th...

* WOMEN OF THE ‘90s: The 13th Annual Pasadena Women’s Conference, coordinated by the Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women, will be held Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pasadena. Keynote speaker is state Sen. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles.)

* FREEWAY NOISE: Caltrans officials will meet the public to discuss a proposal to build five soundwalls along the San Bernardino Freeway between Valley Boulevard and Gilman Road in El Monte in early 1992. The agency will hold an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Voorhis Elementary School, 3501 Durfee Ave., El Monte.

* TOP MUSICIANS: Six preliminary winners in the Peninsula Symphony’s ARCO 1990 Performance Competition will appear with the South Bay-based orchestra next Sunday at noon in the Recital Hall at Los Angeles Harbor College, 1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington. The free concert will be the final competition in the 18th annual contest for career-oriented musicians.