Professional entertainer Debi Sander Walker sang for residents of Brookdale Senior Living, 1206 Patton Road, on Wednesday, Aug. 17.
“It was amazing!” said Sarah Smith, director at Brookdale.
Walker grew up in Great Bend and now lives in Canada. According to her website, debisanderwalker.com, this multi-talented performer’s experience encompasses classical music, light rock, jazz standards and dance music as well as a variety of character sketches. “She amazes audiences everywhere with her ‘One Woman Show.’ ... She is also Canada’s only female big band leader.”
She performed at the Great Bend Jazz Festival in 2010.

Sander said she is not presently touring Brookdale homes, although she does perform at homes in Florida where she spends much of her summer. She was in Great Bend this week to help with her parents, Gilbert and Cathleen Sander.
“We had a full house,” Sander said of the Wednesday visit. She was joined by many family members and friends.