Acoustic Java, implemented as part of the University Board’s mini-concert series that began this fall, will pick up after a period of some instability with a performance by former Last Resorts member Ryan Groff.

The Acoustic Java series was originally planned as a means of spotlighting student talent at Eastern and was scheduled to take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday in the 7th Street Underground while students lunched.

Katie Strejc, who has been serving as UB mini concert coordinator for several weeks since Dina Tenuto stepped down from her position, said Acoustic Java has been a little rocky during the transition.

She said there was a pretty big period of time when nothing was going on, but applications are in for the remainder of slots for the semester.

Acoustic Java has mainly featured guitar and singing acts, including perfomances by Caleb Judy, a junior English major, and Leigh Woodard, a counseling and student development graduate student, Strejc said.

Groff, a junior music major, will perform a set of acoustic rock at 11:30 today in his second public appearance since his local band, The Last Resorts, broke up in late September.

He said he will play both original and cover tunes. “Look for some Weezer, look for some Beatles and look for some P. Diddy,” he said.

Groff said he is making a solo CD of original music, including acoustic versions of his songs on The Last Resort’s album, “Opening Act.”

He feels good about performing solo, he said. “I have a lot of music that I want to get out to the campus and to everybody. I’m very excited actually.”

Woodard, who was the first performer in the series, said she loved having the opportunity to play but was a little disappointed with the experience.

“It’s a weird time during lunch,” she said. “I think if they’re going to ask songwriters and people who want to get exposure, I don’t think they should have it over lunch for background music.”

Strejc said for next semester, the UB mini concert series committee is looking at moving the time of Acoustic Java back and changing the atmosphere of the Underground since the restaurants are going to be gone.

“Hopefully we’re going to revamp it to get it running a little more smooth,” she said.

Woodard said she thinks the program is a good idea, but it hasn’t been advertised very well and many students don’t understand why someone is playing a guitar during lunch.

She said a better time for the series would be after dinner around six or seven and feels it should be held in more of a coffee house setting. “There’s things they need to work out,” she said.