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wednesday
january 17
How to make money in the stock market, if you're a woman The Association for Women in Computing has invited the good people at Smith Barney to give a seminar on investing in high-tech stocks -- such as Netscape, we imagine. Dinner is included in the price of admission. 5:30 p.m. Aramco Services Company, main auditorium, 9009 West Loop South. For reservations, call 797-8467. $20.

The goose looks to the Moose The Katy Prairie Conservancy is having a fundraiser, and to lure fund-givers, hunting, fishing and birding trips are being offered at auction. This silent auction has a guided fishing trip to Laguna Madre and a guided hunting trip on the Katy Prairie. Those who wonder why a conservancy would be auctioning off hunting trips should study the lessons of Ducks Unlimited and the Gulf Coast Conservation Association. When it comes to preserving wildlife habitat, sports types spend the big bucks. Money raised at this event will go for the group's first significant acquisition on the Katy Prairie. 6-9 p.m. Moose Cafe, 1430 West Gray. For more information, call 663-7159. $25.