They wore saddle shoes and bobby socks, scarves tied flirtatiously off to the side - it felt like it was the 1950s at Willow Manor on Friday afternoon as Elvis Elite entertained about 200 audience members.

Steve Elliot, who used to live in Nanaimo but now calls Chilliwack home, was on stage at the seniors home on 224th Street, and gave a performance lasting about an hour with classics by Elvis, like Suspicious Minds. But Elliot also entertained the seniors - as well as staff who had also dressed up - with songs by Paul Anka, Elvis Costello, and Louis Armstrong.

The event was open to the public, and staff estimated that about 150 non-residents had come to hear the Elvis impersonator.

Elliot's singing got the audience clapping and singing along, and at some point, the audience was up on its feet dancing to the music, with a few brave people getting up on stage with the entertainer.

mrantanen@mrtimes.com