Stolie, an acoustic guitarist, is University Board’s first female act in its Coffee House series.

UB started the Coffee House series this semester and with three of four performances under its belt, the series will be brought back next year.

“It’s going pretty well (but) attendance is not were we wanted it to be,” said Pat Lamorte, UB mainstage coordinator.

Lamorte said because Stolie is the first female act that she might attract more of a female crowd that they have not seen at the past acts.

At the past acts, about 35 to 40 people attended.

“I think it has been average,” said UB vice chair Melissa Schaefer about the attendance. “It can always be better.”

To increase attendance, UB is going to try adding a miniature open mic night to the Coffee House series.

Stolie will mix in humor with her performance today and it will be UB’s first time having an open mic night before the show.

Stolie will take the stage at 8 p.m. in 7th Street Underground and open mic will start at 7 p.m. Admission is free and free coffee, flavored syrups, cookies, brownies and rice krispies will be provided.

Lamorte said that adding an open mic night to the Coffee House series is like having “the best of both worlds.”

Attendees will be able to see student performances and then enjoy a performance by a professional, he said.

The first four or five people to sign up for open mic tonight will perform and the winner will be announced after Stolie’s performance.

Both Schaefer rand Lamorte said that Coffee House performances, like that of Stolie’s, are a good option for students.

“(It is) nothing to heavy, nothing to soft,” Lamorte said.

Despite being a good option for students, Schaefer said that one of the reason Coffee House attendance has not been what UB expected is because the acts are not well-known names.

“It’s not always names they are going to recognize,” she said. “Anytime there’s something on campus, it’s hard to get student involvement.”

UB hopes that attendance will eventually reach about 50 to 75 people, the norm for mainstage open mic nights.

“I’d like to see a match to open mic night,” Lamorte said.

Lamorte and other UB members will be attending the National Association for Campus Activities Nov. 9 to 12, and he is excited to look at more options for Coffee House acts.

It is always good to attend NACA to check out acts that students might enjoy, he said.

Stolie was booked at the Boston NACA convention last semester.