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      Ellen Aresty on December 18

      I loved reading more about each installation on the web link you provided. Each one is so different and interesting. Hope I get to enjoy it once it is up.

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$1 THANK YOU. For your time and donation, you get a heartfelt thank you email AND a ring tone made from original audio recordings made in Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum. Because you are so awesome, you get the ringtone even if the project isn’t funded. If 100 people donate $1, you all take home one additional ring tone! And when someone asks where you got your AWESOME ringtone, be sure to direct them to this site!

Estimated Delivery: Feb 2012

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SWEET, THANK YOU!! For your generosity take home all of the above, access to 5 additional ring tones made from recordings of Arboretum sounds AND an awesome jpeg photo for your phone or desktop, taken at one of the seven installation sites at the Arboretum.

Estimated Delivery: Mar 2012

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YOU ARE AWESOME. For your generous support, you get everything listed above AND a PDF printable signed poster with original artist sketches from the project (8 1/2 x 11 or 11 x 17 option)!

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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New reward! All of the above AND a second signed PDF printable poster with original artist sketches. (Different than the first, of course!)

Estimated Delivery: Jun 2012

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YOU ARE SUPER AWESOME. You get all of the above AND jpegs of all seven installation sites, a signed CD containing a 20 minute collage of unprocessed, unedited Arboretum sounds, AND a PDF with descriptions of installations, background and inspirational material for the project.

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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YOU JUST MADE MY DAY. Get everything above AND a signed CD of original music and/or audio documentation from all seven sites. Reserved seat (limited quantity, first 20 donors only) and special thank you in the program for a recital of my music. Your name and/or company and your link will be listed under the support page on the Seattle Arboretum Project website (optional), AND link to private blog updates on the project.

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU? You get ALL OF THE ABOVE, AND high quality AIFF files of ALL recorded Arboretum sounds, with permission to use in your own work, with creative commons license, a signed hard copy of the poster with original artist sketches, AND two tickets to exclusive artist presentation and discussion, Q&A and tour with fellow donors. (Airfare not included).

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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New reward! All of the above, plus a set of Paths II postcards -- made from photos of the installation sites (pre-installation) and original artist sketches.

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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WOW, THANK YOU!! For your stupendous generosity, get ALL of the above AND a private artist tour of the sound installation in Arboretum (airfare not included).

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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HOLY COW, YOU ARE AMAZING. In addition to EVERYTHING above, you get my everlasting gratitude immortalized in the form of your very own ONE-OF-A-KIND composition created from sounds recorded in the Arboretum, dedicated to you or a person of your choosing. You will get your own signed CD of the piece, and it will be included in a recital of my music. I will personally introduce and thank you at the recital.

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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I AM SPEECHLESS. As a small token of my appreciation, you get all of the above AND a thank you dinner with with me at Araya’s Vegetarian Place in Seattle. I will also put an acknowledgement at the installation of your choosing thanking YOU personally for your support of the project. If you prefer you can donate in honor of or in memory of a loved one.

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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BEYOND SPEECHLESS. WOW. Take home all of the above AND I will throw you a private thank you reception and give a private tour of the Arboretum installations for you and your guests (airfare not included).

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012

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Seattle-based composer and sound artist Abby Aresty investigates the world through its sounds. Her work crosses paths with diverse disciplines, and includes interdisciplinary collaborations in dance, film, and music. Aresty’s music has been performed across the U.S. and abroad, and her works and collaborations have been featured in festivals including the International Computer Music Conference, in Montreal, and the ImageMovementSound Festival in Rochester, NY. Aresty earned her bachelor's degree in composition at the Eastman School of Music, her master's degree at the University of Michigan and is a doctoral student at the University of Washington.