BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//YourSite//Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28408-0@www.visitcalgary.com DTSTAMP:20260515T103734Z DTSTART:20270124T023000Z DTEND:20270124T050000Z SUMMARY:Blue Room IV: Winter Blues with Debra Power DESCRIPTION:Winter Blues\nwith Debra Power\nJanuary 23\, 2026 @ The Polaris Theatre\n \nBlues vocalist and songwriter Debra Power brings her unmistak able voice and raw emotional depth to The Polaris Theatre for a special sho wcase celebrating her new album Unapologetically Me.\nIn this intimate rel ease event\, Power presents a selection of new material that reflects her s ignature blend of contemporary blues\, soul-infused storytelling\, and root s-driven grit. With a voice shaped by lived experience and a style that mov es effortlessly between smoky restraint and full-throated intensity\, her p erformances are both personal and powerful.\nAudiences can expect an evenin g that highlights the heart of her new record—songs that explore resilien ce\, longing\, and transformation—delivered with the immediacy and connec tion that define her live shows. This is a rare chance to experience the al bum brought to life on stage in an intimate theatre setting.\nDEBRA POWER B IO\nPianist\, singer and songwriter Debra Power is known for her powerhouse vocals and boogie woogie keyboard skills\, having built a long list of per formance/recording credits across Canada and in the U.S.Debra was weaned on Big Band music growing up\, her father a bandleader during the dance era. Encouraged by her parents\, Debra studied piano in her youth. In high schoo l she formed her first band\, an all-girls group that played local concerts and venues. She then headed off to study music at Memorial University of N ewfoundland\, where she majored in voice. This period also saw her launch h er professional career\, where she began carving her broad skill set and ga ining experience in R&B and Rock & Roll bands\, touring Eastern Canada.Movi ng to Alberta in the late 80's\, Debra further expanded her repertoire play ing in country bands and performing at feature venues such as the Calgary S tampede. She briefly returned to the Windsor/Detroit area\, performing pian o bars and festivals before returning to Calgary to settle down\, marry and raise her daughter.Debra's studio work has included a solo work of origina l songs\, gaining radio airplay on Holger Peterson's 'Natural Blues' progra m\, and on numerous radio stations in Detroit. Her playing can also be hear d on several commercial advertisements.The Calgary blues scene embraced Deb ra's great talent as a solo performer and in ensembles\, recording/performi ng in a variety of settings with Canadian greats including Tim Williams\, B ill Johnson\, Back Alley John and Johnny V\, to name a few. She's become a fixture on the Calgary club scene\, and has been a featured performer at th e Calgary International Blues Festival as well as Calgary Midwinter Bluesfe st\, where among her many performances\, she backed the great Eddie Shaw.De bra has been a featured performer at the Calgary and Edmonton International Blues Festivals. Representing Southern Alberta in the Solo/Duo Category o f the International Blues Challenge in Memphis\, Tennessee\, Debra reached the semi-finals in the years 2016 and 2018. She captured the CBMA Award fo r Keyboard Player of the Year (2014) and the award for Blues Album of the Y ear at the inaugural YYC Music Awards (2016). She received nominations for Blues Artist of the Year at the WCMA's (2016) and for Best New Artist at th e Maple Blues Awards (2017). Debra was asked to showcase at the Toronto Blu es Summit 2017\, and that year also saw her open for Elvin Bishop and Charl ie Musslewhite at Calgary's prestigious Jack Singer Concert Hall. In 2020\, Debra was awarded the YYCMA Blues Recording of the Year for her " That's H ow I Roll" release.\nIn 2017\, Debra's original song\, Streets of Heaven wa s a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition blues catego ry\, and in 2018 she was a finalist with her original song Temptation. In 2 020\, Debra's song If We Haven't Got Love was a semi-finalist iin the the g lobal competition.Debra's debut release\, Even Redheads Get The Blues (2016 )\, has garnered rave reviews and wide airplay across North America and in Europe. May\, 2019\, saw the release of Debra's latest CD\, That's How I Ro ll\, another great album of originals featuring some of the nation's finest musicians. That's How I Roll continues to receive extensive airplay and br illiant reviews\, coming in at 120 out of 200 on the 2020 Roots Music Repor t's Contemporary Blues charts.February 2022 saw the release of Debra's I'm Not From Chicago\, and has gained worldwide airplay almost overnight! The a ll original album features some of her strongest writing to date\, includin g the hit single\, What Colour Is Love\, her song becoming a theme during B lack History Month for its powerful message\, delivered by two of the fines t voices in blues today\, Debra Power and Keeshea Pratt.​\nIn January 202 3\, during the week of the International Blues Challenge\, Debra performed a showcase for the Galaxie Agency at BB Kings on Beale St in Memphis\,\nTha t week also saw her album I'm not From Chicago place in the final top 5 for Best Self Produced CD. ​\nDebra was nominated twice for Maple Blues Awa rd. Keyboard Player of the Year\, in 2023 and in 2024.\nIn 2025\, she began work on her 4th album called Unapologetically Me\, which was released in January 2026.\n\nhttps://www.visitcalgary.com/events/blue-room-iv-winter-b lues-with-debra-power\n\nhttps://www.showpass.com/brc-blues/ LOCATION:The Polaris Theatre\, 261051 Wagon Wheel View\, Balzac\, Alberta\, T4A 0E2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR