‘Arts’ Archives
Spirit of Phillips June ’26
Dave Moore & Linnea Hadaway have lived here since the Reagan 80s and became life partners while originating the cartoon series “Spirit of Phillips.”
HEART of the ARTS 2026!
HEART OF THE ARTS was held at Modus Locus Gallery from May 1st - 14th. Warm shout out to the visual art teachers, without whom we could not enjoy these works of art: Drew Nelson, Drawing I-II, Sculpture, Art Club | Corbin Doty, Comic Art & Design | David Olson, Ceramics | Cynthia Berger, 3-D Art, 2-D Art, Drawing, Painting Special thanks to South High Foundation for their longtime support of the arts at South High School. Thanks, too, to Ephraim Eusebio of Modus Locus Gallery for hosting the Spring Art Show these past many years. All photos in this article by Carol Chase. We are grateful to the Minneapolis Institute of Art for sponsoring this year’s Heart of the Arts spread of South High School artists. Is your organization interested in sponsoring a community page?Get in touch with us at business@alleynews.org A wall of art at Modus Locus Gallery. Calaveras by Ceramics 1 Students, grades 9 -12 Dorothy for Halloween by Caroline Luhman, 10th grade; [...]
Project Hail Mary
from the series Movie Corner... By HOWARD MCQUITTER II 4.5 Stars2026Science Fiction/Adventure/MysteryMGM Howard McQuitter II Phil Lord and Christopher Miller co-directed Project Hail Mary, a fabulous science fiction film starring Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, a middle school teacher who reluctantly takes on a life-giving mission for the Earth and beyond. The film convincingly creates a real sense of urgency for Earth when microorganisms known as astrophage are capable of consuming the energy not only of our sun, but stars throughout the universe. Ryland Grace woke up on the spaceship Project Hail Mary in space only to find his two comrades dead. When he releases his two comrades into space it also releases one of the most notable emotions in the film. However, the backstory shows Grace perfectly happy being a middle school science teacher in spite of encouragement by Eva Stratt to have him take on the mission. Stratt is played by Sandra Huller from Anatomy of a Fall [...]
