Lunchtime is the most anticipated and glorious hour of the day for the nine-to-five busy bees in the summer.

When the clock strikes 12, picnic lunches and sun-thirsty bodies are seen sprawled across Penn State campus, while the downtown streets swarm with lunchtime wanderers in search of a meal. For those looking for a new mode to go with munching, catch the last performance in the Downtown Music at Noon Summer Concert Series tomorrow at the Penn State Downtown Theater Center, 146 S. Allen St.

Local musician Andrew Jackson and the Jazz Showcase will perform through the hour in the Woskob Family Center gallery.

"It's a great opportunity to promote music and for people to have something to do in the summer," Jackson said.

The performance will showcase various local, primarily jazz, musicians. Visitors are encouraged to bring a bagged lunch to enjoy during the show. Jackson, Summer Concert Series organizer, said the concert is free and open to the public.

The Summer Concert Series was revived three years ago when the Downtown Theater Center opened. Every Wednesday and Friday this summer, the theater hosted both State College locals and Penn State faculty performers.

Free music, though, is nothing new to the State College area, Jackson said. The series has been running for the last 20 years, and shows were originally held at the Fisher Plaza and the University Creamery.

"When the Creamery [show] was canceled, we wanted to bring attention to the new theater," said Dan Carter, director of the School of Theatre in Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture.

The Arts Department has sponsored the summer series for the past three years.

"It's a place for people to gather and take a break in their day," Carter said.

Although performances are mostly music, other acts have included line dancing and a magic show performance by Penn State President Graham Spanier. Spanier usually draws the largest noontime crowd, Jackson said.

Sarah Rowland (sophomore-theater) helped coordinate the "laid-back environment" of the Summer Concert Series.

"It's free and you can't get free music much," she said. "Also, it's fun and air conditioned."

Those who miss Friday's performance shouldn't fret.

After a short August intermission, the series will move to the HUB-Robeson Center for the fall and spring semesters. Stephanie Gush, program director of the HUB Center for Arts and Crafts, is currently working with Jackson to organize the fall line-up.

"We look to get a variety so that students can view different types of music," Gush said.

Last year, the series hosted both professional performances and musicians and student organizations such as The Penn State Singing Lions, The Dreamers, and Essence of Joy.

Many of the summer series acts will return for the fall and spring Jackson said.