July 30 2013
We thought we'd better let people know about our first event so, along with a website that's being deftly crafted by one of our team, another member organised a story in the paper. We'll definitely put the photo up once we have it. We're trying our hardest to remain anonymous but we realise our attempts will be futile in a small country town!
July 21 2013
The rough date for our first event was August. It was nearly August!!! A meeting was hastily called and the four main team mates met, devoured cheese and discussed serious dates. With so many ideas, a few achievable events were chosen and the first will be the Bogan Comedy Games workshop on 10 August. Exciting!!
May 12 2013
The iPhone bleeted its chirpy tone on 9 May. "Bogan Comedy Games night". Crap. We'd completely forgotten about the whole idea since walking out of the wine bar more than six months ago. But the alarm sparked the idea again and a more formal meeting was set for the same wine bar and the core group of enthusiasts. One had recently taken part in a Sydney Art Battle and had successfully made it to the finals. Fuelled by the experience, he was keen to see if the event could work in Mudgee. We were joined by another local talent, a photographer who was about to put on her first photography exhibition. It was decided that the team could manage to put on one event a month for six months to encourage amateur art enthusiasts out of the woodwork. Mudgee Underground was formed.
October 10 2013
Picture this ... a dimly lit wine bar courtyard with tea lights glowing red through coloured glass on each table. One particular table was covered in wine glasses after a group had converged on the space. All knew each other, but not well. It was the mention of arts that sparked an interest between them all. They discussed a need for more amateur theatre in the town. The noisy chat heightened with excitement, and a date was set for the first Bogan Comedy Night - theatre sports with a Mudgee flavour. The date punched into an iphone calendar for May 2013, the group departed, excited by their chance meeting and the anticipation of a new project.