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Saturday, April 30, join our gardeners in a special workshop where you will learn how to divide grasses and perennials, an important process in the health of a maturing garden. As a participant, you will take home a plant from the High Line to grow in your own garden.

Tickets are now available at a special, reduced price. Please visit our Event Calendar to purchase tickets and learn more.

The High Line is open daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM. Summer hours continue through the fall. Evening is a great time to visit the High Line—the sunsets are spectacular over the Hudson River, and the lighting system designed by L'Observatoire International casts a gentle illumination on the spring plantings to create a warm and welcoming mood at dusk. Please check the High Line Web site or follow the High Line on Twitter for the latest information and operational updates.

On Friday, March 18, Friends of the High Line released the first public request for proposals for food carts on the High Line for the 2011 Season. Since the High Line opened in 2009, park visitors regularly request food and beverage during their visits. FHL is looking for partners who will create food that is as thoughtful, creative, and interesting as the High Line itself and who want to build a strong partnership and active collaboration with the High Line.

The food and beverage will enhance the High Line experience, while drawing from the bounty of the region's sustainable farmers, ranchers, and purveyors. The food offerings, like the plantings on the Line itself, should reflect seasonality. Offerings should be welcoming, interesting, and accessible, and the menu should satisfy individuals visiting the park for a moment of quiet solitude, as well as groups of friends and families out to socialize and engage the city.

Read more about High Line Food, or download the RFP.

On Friday, March 4, 2011, High Line Art, presented by Friends of the High Line, debuted the first public art commission of the Spring 2011 Season: Kim Beck’s Space Available. For the High Line, Beck has created three sculptures resembling the skeletal framework behind advertising billboards, and installed them on rooftops of buildings adjacent to southern terminus of the park.

SUPPORT
This High Line Art Commission is presented by Friends of the High Line and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. High Line Art Commissions are made possible by Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Additional support for Space Available has been provided by The Greenwall Foundation. This program is supported by Vital Projects Fund, Inc, and in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.