Mulberry Lays Out Live Gigs, Poetry Readings on Instagram

LONDON — Mulberry is taking its My Local event series on Instagram Live and tapping a series of musicians and creatives to host “live gigs and live-in conversation moments” online. The initiative is a digital iteration of a series of physical events that Mulberry hosted last summer as part of the My Local concept, across New York, Seoul, Sydney and New York. Alan Power will kick off the program of events with a live gig this Sunday, followed by a series of other musicians, poets and artists who will be performing live from their living rooms. They include Joy Crookes, who will perform a song from her new single on April 9; Arlo Parks who will perform her award-winning songs “Cola” and “Eugene,” and poets James Massiah and Sonny Hall, who will be reading from their new books. The British brand has also launched a new Spotify channel to share more music in between live sessions. All online events will be free, but Mulberry will be encouraging its followers to donate to its Coronavirus Appeal, with funds raised going towards local U.K. charities. Since the spread of COVID-19 has restricted the majority of the world to their homes and left consumers with little appetite for luxury shopping,

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