Portfolio: Ray Materson

By Timothy Cahill

In the nearly two decades since his first stitch, Ray Materson has depicted episodes of violence, abuse, and degradation, as well as scenes of tranquility, joy, and redemption.

Chemical Attractions

By David Brickman

“Molecules That Matter” continues through April 13, 2008 at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs.

La Dolce Vita

By David Brickman

“Natura Morta: Still-Life Painting and the Medici Collections” continues at the Hyde Collection through January 13, 2008.

It Takes a Village

By David Malachowski

Richie Havens will bring his coffeehouse intimacy and Woodstock vibe to the GE Theatre at Proctors on December 8.

Steal This Movie

By Molly Belmont

The film, an “apocalyptic buddy picture,” according to the director, is not, he admits, the kind of picture people are going to “rush to multiplexes” or even film festivals to see.

Early-Music Missionaries

By Joseph Dalton

The Boston Camerata will appear at Memorial Chapel on the campus of Union College in Schenectady on December 16.

Fabric of Unknown Lives

By William Doiron

“Fabrica: Fiber Constructs by Estelle Kessler Yarinsky” remains at the Albany Institute through December 30.

Bronze Ages

By Timothy Cahill

“Cast Images: American Bronze Sculpture from the Metropolitan Museum of Art” continues at the New York State Museum through February 24, 2008.