Gail Grimmett News

The Public Theater announced today that Delta Air Lines has become the official airline sponsor of The Public Theater.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) employees from New York will roll up their sleeves to partner with Habitat for Humanity by renovating two single-family, affordable homes in Queens Village, NY. More than 150 Delta employees will participate in the build, which begins Oct. 23 and continues through Nov. 1, 2013.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and Syracuse University announced today that Delta will serve as the official airline of Syracuse University Athletics. The Syracuse football team will also use Delta as their charter carrier for the 2013 season.

Building on Delta's substantial investment at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport Terminal 4 and the success of investments at Delta's Terminal D and Terminal C in New York's LaGuardia Airport, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is launching a new chef-driven food and beverage program at JFK Terminal 2.

Delta Air Lines, New York's largest airline, is launching a unique partnership with Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) creators of some of New York City's most celebrated restaurants and helmed by James Beard Award winning restaurateur Danny Meyer aimed at elevating the dining and inflight experience. The partnership demonstrates Delta's continued efforts to offer regionally tailored, chef-driven menus onboard as well as Delta's continued investment in New York.

Jujamcyn Theaters and True Colors Theatre Company (Kenny Leon, Co-Founding Artistic Director) have announced that Thembisile Gxuluwe from West Mifflin Area High School near Pittsburgh has won first place at the 5th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition held on Monday, May 6th at at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street). Pablo Lopez from Los Angeles was the runner-up, and an honorable mention went to Branndin Phillips-Laramorefrom Chicago. The event, which was free and open to the public, featured high school students from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh and Seattle performing monologues by the late, legendary American playwright.