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A
Valentines
Day
celebration!
A buffet
dinner,
"A
Chocolate
Affair"
dessert
buffet
&
"Love
Notes"
Cabaret
Show  
February 12
events begin at
4PM.
Friend Friend Historical Society
Preserving the Past, Charting the Future Historical
Counter
Welcome to the Friend Opera House
Circa 1885-86,
Joshua Warren
came to Friend,
NE, invested
$40,000 and built
the Warren
Building, home to
the Warren Opera
House & five
retail spaces.  
Today, the Friend
Historical Society
members are
stewards of the
building,
renovating it, and
creating a
destination for
Nebraska.

The Warren Building once housed grocery, shoe, clothing and feed
stores, among others.  At left, Mr & Mrs Billy Scheidt, parked in
front of the Scheidt family store.
At the turn of the century, the Warren Building was
a bustling part of Friend.  Retail was prevalent at the
street level & theatrical performances were enjoyed
by many upstairs in the Opera House.
Today, the Warren Building is being renovated by the Friend
Historical Society.  Private donations and grant funds have
helped to make the 4 spaces rentable for retail as well as for
special events in the San Carlo Room & Welcome Center.
The San Carlo, named for the theater that was the demise of
the opera House, is a stunning 3100 sq ft venue for
weddings, receptions & other large events.
Next door, the Pour House Tasting Room welcomes guests
from across the state to taste some of Nebraska's best wines.
When renovations are complete, the effort will be refocused
to restoring the Warren Opera House.
Home of the
San Carlo Room