Chris Kaltenbach
Chris Kaltenbach is a native of Baltimore, a graduate of Loyola University Maryland and a three-decade veteran of The Sun; he covers Baltimore arts and entertainment, with an emphasis on film and pop culture. His work has been recognized by the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. He teaches film at Harford Community College. His favorite movie is “King Kong,” his favorite band is the Rolling Stones, and he believes that life begins anew on Orioles’ Opening Day.
Recent Articles
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Things to do in Baltimore this week: Dragon Boat Challenge, Chesapeake Crab, Wine & Beer Festival and more
Baltimore Dragon Boat Challenge For the 11th year running, the Baltimore Dragon Boat Club hosts a flotilla of more than 20 colorful paddle-propelled craft, powered by teams from Annapolis; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Charlotte, N.C.; New York City; and Washington (and Baltimore, of course). The competition...
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Baltimore woman relives her days aboard the giant ocean liner SS United States
Laura Embrey enjoyed something of a family reunion in Philadelphia last week, involving her brother and her son, the spirit of her father and a 990-foot steamship that was once the pride of the Atlantic but has been out of service for half-a-century. The 54-year-old Baltimore native, now living...
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The fans embraced Elton John when he played Baltimore in '73, but the critics didn't
Elton John had had enough. When the British singer and outlandish showman played the Baltimore Civic Center on Sept. 30, 1973, showing up on stage wearing a blue-and-white checkered cape and $2,000 sunglasses that flashed “ELTON,” he energetically ripped through his hits. But the crowd seemed unmoved....
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Cohesion Theatre Company in Canton going on 'hiatus,' canceling final two shows of season
Baltimore’s 5-year-old Cohesion Theatre Company will be going on “hiatus” at the end of this month, forcing the cancellation of its final two shows of the 2018-2019 season. Specifics on the company’s future were not detailed in a media release announcing the “production hiatus,” dated June 11....
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Things to do in Baltimore this week: Pride 2019, World Refugee Day, 'West Side Story' and more
Pride 2019 Baltimore’s LGBTQ community celebrates itself, its advances and its determination to push on with a weekend of events under the theme “Unity Through Diversity: The Remix.” Highlights include June 14’s Twilight on the Terrace, the Pride Center of Maryland’s largest fundraiser, “a spectacular...
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30 years after 'The Accidental Tourist,' Geena Davis is getting another Oscar. Might Baltimore get a shout-out?
When Geena Davis receives an honorary Oscar later this year, will she remember that Baltimore, kinda, was where her career really launched? Davis was only 32, with a handful of screen and TV credits to her name (including the girlfriend of a fly in “The Fly” and an imperiled tennis player in TV’s...
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Port Discovery reopening June 14 with new exhibits the SkyClimber and The Port cargo ship
Port Discovery Children’s Museum, perhaps the best thing about being a kid in these parts, reopens June 14 after a $10.5-million transformation that includes the addition of a four-story SkyClimber and a life-size cargo ship meant to invoke the glory days of the Port of Baltimore. While the SkyClimber,...
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Artscape 2019: The English Beat, SWV and the James Brown Dance Party set to headline Baltimore summer festival
Ska band The English Beat, R&B trio SWV and The James Brown Dance Party featuring Fred Thomas of James Brown’s Band will be the headliners at this summer’s Artscape free arts festival, set for July 19-21 along Mount Royal Avenue and Charles Street. In addition, Pittsburgh-based Squonk Opera will...