ECLECTIC VIEW AT THE MU: The Memorial Union announced a forthcoming exhibit by a Sacramento-area art collective, and an Indie Fashion Show.

The fashion show will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 18 in the southwest dining area of the Coffeehouse, and will precede a reception for the art show opening the same day in the MU's second-floor gallery, an MU spokeswoman said.

The art collective members: Corine Gosselin, a third-year design student at UC Davis, who works in graphics and product design, drawing, painting and sculpture; Jeff Brown, photography and photo printing; Cris Cleen, artifacts; Chris Hampton, painting and drawing; and Mani Ramirez, photography, sculpture and installation.

The MU announced that the fashion show will feature designs by Olivia Coelho, founder of Sacramento's Sellout-Buyout, described as a utilitarian art and fashion bazaar. Also due to show designs are three UC Davis students: senior Yu-Ching Chiu, sophomore Raven Keller and junior Abigail Kira.

FREE NOON CONCERTS: The Department of Music continues its Noon Concert series in winter quarter, with the free performances set for 12:05 p.m. every Thursday through March 8. On the bill for the next event, Jan. 18, is the John Tchicai Quartet with John Tchicai, saxophone; Winston Berger, bass; Margriet Tchicai, piano; and Mat Marucci, drums. The concert is set to take place in Room 115 of the Music Building.

THIRDeYE FESTIVAL: Three plays, each by an undergraduate playwright, are on the bill for this year's THIRDeYE Theatre Festival, presented by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Organizers said all three plays will be presented at each performance: 8 p.m. Jan. 18 (preview), 19 and 20, and 25 through 27, and 2 p.m. Jan. 28, all in the Wyatt Pavilion Theatre. The plays:

• Baetylu, by Rachel Skytt, directed by Travis Dukelow -- About a man who loses his fiancée and must search anew for meaning and purpose in his life. "When someone young dies, when someone's life is cut short by an accident, you ask, 'Why did that have to happen?' " Skytt said. "If a certain factor had been different, could that person still be alive? Writing the play was a way to address my own mortality."
• Over the Line, by Natasha Tavakoli, directed by Amy Kronzer -- A political drama with comedic and romantic elements, dealing with issues of immigration, family and individual rights.
• Saving Trophies, by Kellie Raines, directed by Orion Al-Shamma-Jones -- Raines said her inspiration for the play came from an encounter with a homeless man at a yard sale. "I mentioned my yard sale encounter to a co-worker and she said she had seen a trophy for sale for 50 cents," Raines recalled. "It's about the way we all give pieces of ourselves to each other in small moments. It's in the pieces that we try to find something whole, something worth saving."

Tickets: Mondavi Center box office, (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or www.mondaviarts.org.

FOLK JAMES MOVE INDOORS: The arboretum's folk music jam sessions are moving inside for the winter. People from the campus and the community are invited to play or listen, free of charge, from noon to 1 p.m. today and Jan. 26 in Room 105 of the Music Building. Organizers said musicians of all skill levels are welcome. For more information, call the arboretum, (530) 752-4880.