Meet 'The Hulk' Lou Ferrigno in Sioux Falls This Weekend Only

South Dakota fans of "The Incredible Hulk" or "Hercules" are in for a treat this weekend in Sioux Falls.

Fans of the actor and former bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno have the opportunity to meet the big man himself in Sioux Falls at a local comic book store. The best part? Lou Ferrigno is raising money for local kiddos and families battling cancer.

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Lou Ferrigno will be at Rainbow Comics, Cards & Collectibles on South Minnesota Avenue in Sioux Falls today Friday, January 31st from 4 PM to 6:30 PM and on Saturday, February 11 AM to 4 PM. Our new partners at Dakota News Now are reporting Lou Ferrigno will meet fans to raise money for the Family Fund of the local Voices Against Cancer organization. Each year, Voices Against Cancer "raises funds and awareness for pediatrics, pediatric cancer, and pediatric cancer research." One of the biggest events of the year for Voices Against Cancer and the Sioux Empire is the Annual Voices Against Cancer’s 605 Pop Culture Con.

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Lou Ferrigno tells our partners at Dakota News Now that giving back to those in need is super important, especially when most people either have cancer or have known others battling this illness.

“My whole life I have people in my life that died from cancer. Especially now my still being a deputy sheriff at 20 years, I’m learning to give back to people. It’s important to me that people get that respect because our society today is dealing with so much sickness. Especially the whole Covid situation."

More details about Lou Ferringno's Sioux Falls visit can be found here.

By the way, this year's 605 Pop Culture Con for Voices Against Cancer will be at the Sioux Falls Convention Center beginning June 28th until June 29th. Remember, it's for the kids and their families!

From Blockbusters to Hidden Gems: 35 Movies That Take Place in South Dakota

When it comes to South Dakota and Hollywood, we've seen our fair share of films that have used our state as the backdrop for a number of productions over the years. They may not have always filmed here, but movie folk love to set stories here.

We're all familiar with the blockbusters like 1990's Dances With Wolves, 1959's North By Northwest, and more recently, 2007's National Treasure: Book of Secrets. But our state's life on the big screen goes back nearly 100 years.

According to IMDb, it all started with Courtin' Wildcats, a 1929 film which, like so many of the 29 films on this list, is a Western set in the time before South Dakota became a state in 1889.

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