The Southern Cultural Heritage Center has added a lunchtime concert series to its roster.

Classics in the Courtyard will feature live music and food catered by local restaurants. The outdoors events, set for noon on Fridays, will kick off Oct. 17 and wrap up Nov. 14. Cost is $7, and reservations must be made a day in advance.

“We have had great cooperation with everyone involved in this event, and I am really excited about it,” said SCHC Executive Director Annette Kirklin.

The fiddle, violin, guitar, piano and drums will be among the instruments played. If it rains during one of the concerts, the show will move inside.

The SCHC is on a city block bounded by Adams, Crawford, Clay and Cherry streets. It is the venue for events offered by the Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation. Upcoming events include Super Foods, Super Families, a cooking workshop; a copper wire bracelet seminar; a seasonal wreath workshop; a seminar of hand-tinting and coloring old photographs; and a digital camera workshop. Call 601-631-2997 or visit www.southernculture.org.

If you go

Classics in the Courtyard will be at noon Fridays in October and November at the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, 1302 Adams St. Lunch is $7 per person. Reservations are required and must be made by 5 p.m. the Thursday before the event. Call 601-631-2997 or visit www.southernculture.org.

• Oct. 17 — Celtic and folk music by Nicholas and Julia Blake; lunch by The Ware House Sports Bar & Grill. • Oct. 24 — Classic pop, gospel and country favorites by the Bro. & 2 Sisters Trio; lunch by Horse Face Harry’s Cafe.

• Oct. 31 — Celtic and Spanish Music by Sandy Shugars and Joanne Ryan; lunch by Goldie’s Express.

• Nov. 7 — Classic country and pop favorites by Jim Robinson and Maria Adona; lunch by Unique Impressions. • Nov. 14 — Classic pop and originals by Lee H. Abraham and the Boone Brothers; lunch by Walnut Hills Restaurant.