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FEZtival Food Court Menu

• Hot Dogs • Homemade Chili • Finger Rolls • Homemade Desserts • Meatball Subs • Homemade Soups • Assorted hot & cold beverages Homemade food is what you will find at the FEZtival Food Court staffed by the Nobles of Kora Shrine and their ladies. The Food Court, located on the first floor of […]

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Car Show

The 7th Annual Kora Shriners Car Show & Fly-in will be held on July 9th & 10th at Twitchell’s Airport in Turner. This event has grown tremendously over the first 6 years and is rapidly becoming one of the larger Car Show & Fly-ins in the State. A change to a two-day event a couple […]

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Circus Show

The Kora Shrine Circus will enter its 58th year in the spring of 2011. This week long Circus is sponsored by the Kora Shriners of Central & Southern Maine and features 17 performances during its annual spring visit to Maine. The Kora Shrine Circus, known for its affordable family entertainment, will once again feature a […]

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Crafters list

Linda Barschdorf Sewing Doris Bouchard Crocheted hats and mittens Joanne Boyington Jewelry and hats Marion Bussiere Decorative painting and crocheted afghans, hats Ellen Burke Knitted mittens, hats, etc. Kat Dumais Handwoven precious and semiprecious jewelry Nancy Duplisea Handmade knit, crochet and sewn items Skip Estes Wreaths, Christmas arrangements, trees Lorette Giacomarro Fine porcelain pottery and […]

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Fellowship, philanthropy, and football

Despite all the world renowned characteristics of the Shriners – the guys in little cars; clowns; marching bands and bagpipers; and the celebrated Shrine Circus – perhaps the most visible in Maine, as well as arguably the most important, is the annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic high school senior all-star football game. Sponsored by […]

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Tree Sponsors

American Legion Post #150 Androscoggin Chamber of Commerce Androscoggin County Shrine Club Antonio’s New York Deli The Appraisal Group Inc. Assisted Home Care II Beacon Hospice Inc. Champoux Insurance Agency Mark Pilot, Coldwell banker Millet Realty Cut Loose Hair Designs Da Friends of Kora Daddy O’s Daughters of the Nile Arok Temple #94 Downeast Food […]

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Kora Temple: Familiar mystery

For over a century it has been one of Lewiston’s most familiar landmarks, yet it remains shrouded in mystery and superstition, an enigma to all but the members and families who regularly enjoy its resplendent treasures. And while the main thrust of the FEZtival of trees is indeed the collection of fully decorated Christmas trees […]

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From the 12th to the 21st century

Both a film version of, and a written sequel to, Pillars of the Earth, the 1989 novel by Ken Follett, are expected shortly. The celebrated novel is set in the England of 1123 during the construction of the great gothic cathedrals and, not incidentally, the very beginning of the guilds of master craftsmen that evolved […]

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Changing the world by caring for kids

In January of this year, Frank Preble, past potentate of the Kora Shrine Temple in Lewiston, became the first Mainer ever to chair the board of directors of the Shriners Hospital for Children, established in Springfield, MA in 1925 and now celebrating its 85th year. Operating a network of 19 hospitals dedicated to pediatric specialty […]