Friends of Arati Sharangpani, an LSA senior who was killed in the crash of Comair Flight 3272, hope to celebrate the spirit of her life through a show benefiting her memorial fund.
Sharangpani was one of 29 victims killed in the Jan. 9 air disaster. The show, which will be held tonight at 8 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium, is intended to highlight the ideals Sharangpani shared with others.
"It's a feel-good show for people who want to have a good time," said LSA senior Ashish Goyal, one of the event's organizers. "There have been a lot of tragedies in the recent past - it shows us to celebrate life."
The benefit show, which will help donate money for a scholarship fund, has been organized by Sharangpani's friends. The show will be open to the public.
Acts will include a dance performed by resident advisors in Mary Markley residence hall, traditional Indian dancing, singing by the a cappella group 58 Greene, a date auction and a game show. Goyal said the show is about the little things in life that often are taken for granted.
Goyal said the scholarship will be set up through the University by the Sharangpani family. The rest of the money donated at the show will be given to groups of which Sharangpani was a member.
Sharangpani, who was less than five months away from graduating when she died, was involved in the Indian-American Student Association and other organizations.
Associate Rackham Dean and Theater Prof. Betty Jean Jones also was killed in the crash.