Join us for our inaugural Farm Toy Show! A unique event celebrating the world of model farms and toy collections. Whether you're a seasoned collector or a curious newcomer, this show offers a chance to connect with fellow enthusiasts, and discover new additions for your collections.

The Leadership Center will be offering concessions during the this event.

Should you need lodging, free to call and book a lodge room at The Leadership Center by calling 402-694-3934 and mentioning the TLC Toy Show to receive an exclusive Toy Show Rate on their room.

We'll see you there.

Help us read 2,025 books in 2025!

HOW DO YOU JOIN THE CHALLENGE?
1) Read (or listen to) a book.
2)Submit it online or tell our barista's about it (and they will help submit it)!
3) Get your special bookmark if you are in the Aurora area!
****If you aren't from around here, don't worry, you'll learn how to at least get a really cool sticker when you log your first book!

Learn more about this awesome challenge, check out all the links below, stop in at Espressions: Coffee & Community or email us!

Soups go on at 11 a.m. until they are gone. If you miss one, check to see if we have it in our "Soups Out the Door"!

Cup is $3.00++
Bowl is $5.00++

Soups are homemade and fresh each day! Come in and enjoy.

Calling all Senior Citizens! We would love to serve you, especially this Monday and Friday for our Senior Citizen's Discount!

Private FLEET booked.

Join us for our Bullet Journal Studio! Wether you've been doing a bullet/dot style journal for years or are curious and new to it, we invite you to come to studio! You will find people working on monthly spreads, thier book or project journals, scrapbooks and more. Its a fun time to be creative!

You are welcome to bring your own supplies to get ready for the month ahead. Or for $10 you can use the supplies we have on hand! New bullet journals cost between $12-$20. Let's get prepped amd creative together!

Supplies on hand to use under that $10 fee include:
•1,000's of washi stickers, planner stickers, etc
•Over a 100 rolls of washi tape
•Scissors & paper cutters
•Glue & Glue Tape
•Wide variety of scrap book paper
•Over 100 stencils for A5 & B5 journals
•Alcohol markers, brush tip markers, dot markers
•FIne liners
•White out tape, white out pens
•Stamps and ink
•Stones/jewels
•Gel pens
•...and more

Looking for Booklovers!

We would love to fill our shop with friends discussing the written word over coffee!

We are beginning the Harry Potter series! Along with this club, we will also be hosting a Saturday morning club to. Please note that you can go between the clubs as it suits your schedule. If you can only make it from time to time, THAT’S OK! If you’ve already read the books and seen the movies and love talking about them….and want to come to club, please do. Audiobook listeners welcome too. Whether you join us for every week of this journey or come and go, we get it. Life is busy, there are commitments and time gets away from you! With this guide you’ll have an idea of where we’ll be each week.

Come when you can and come as you are. This is a welcoming community looking forward to taking this book journey with you!

We are SO EXCITED to be hosting two of our favorites at Espressions. Ryan Biter and Daniel Neihoff are two incredible musicians and together, they are on their "We are Not Brothers Spring Tour". They will be at Espressions on Tuesday, February 25 with music kicking off at 6: 30. We're staying open until 8 p.m. on Tuesday just to enjoy these guys. Suggested donation is $10-$20 per person. That said, these two are phenominal. We don't want anyone to miss out on the gift of live music. So please, please, do not let a cover be the reason you don't come to hear Ryan and Daniel. We promise, your night will be made!

The shop will have be serving it's full menu so feel free to order dinner or a drink. We promise cookies at the intermission.

Bios of the artist:

Daniel Neihoff - That songwriters come from the western Kentucky clan of Neihoffs is a surprise to no one aware of the land and family. In number and colorfulness, there aren’t many rivals. But few have natural storytelling and melody baked in quite as thoroughly as in Daniel Neihoff. Born in Texas and raised in Kentucky, Daniel grew up in a family of songwriters, with both his father and grandmother crafting melodies and lyrics. At 20, his first audition for a set at Nashville’s iconic Bluebird Cafe was successful. The Reidland kid’s smooth and soulful sound had already landed on Music City’s doorstep from the river town’s flood plains. The area’s journalists took notice: WKMS’s Something From Nothing Podcast and The Spiel in Southern IL delved into his work. The world is hearing his range of storytelling and compelling melodies, all with a soulful bend. Neihoff’s debut album reached number 32 on the iTunes singer/songwriter charts, further solidifying his place in the music world. His accolades are impressive: he won the Kerrville New Folk Competition in 2019, was a 3-time finalist of Songwriter Serenade, placed 3rd in the Woody Guthrie songwriter contest, and won the Rocky Mountain Songwriters Contest in 2023. Neihoff has also been featured on PBS and received praise from Lori Walsh, host of In The Moment on SDPB, who said, “Daniel Neihoff, you are just what we need.” We are hearing the launch of a voice familiar and unique that feels as if it began quite a while ago.

Ryan Biter was raised and currently resides in Flagstaff, AZ at 7000ft. His music echoes the expansive soul of The Southwest. The sound is equal parts rural Americana, spectacled college town hipster, mountain bluegrass, and new age funk beatbox drum circle. It feels like your favorite pair of jeans; utterly unique, yet enjoyably familiar. Armed with expertly crafted songs, percussive guitar playing, and an affinity for beatboxing and loop pedals, Biter delivers a concert that is commanding yet intimate. Biter has a unique way of making a coffee shop feel like a concert hall and a club feel like an intimate house show. Ryan Biter can be found sharing his music with audiences all around the Country. His music has been featured on National and Internationally syndicated radio stations. Ryan has shared the stage with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and was a featured performer at the 2019 and 2021 Dripping Springs Songwriters Festival. Website:

While you grab a cup of coffee or another beverage and enjoy a little time, your child can join us for for Stories. Adventure awaits, inside the pages of our books. Join us for Stories, and develop a love of books and literarture. Craft of activities will follow the story.

For children, ages 3-8. We ask that children are not just dropped off for storytime as this is not daycare.

Thank you.

Bring Your Own Project! It could be anything: knitting, painting, scrapbooking, sketching...anything!
Take some time to work on one of your crafting projects.
Order a drink and make some new friends as we create.
We'll see you there.

Abby Miller & Maile Ilac Boeder will be serving as mentors at this event.

Calling all Senior Citizens! We would love to serve you, especially this Monday and Friday for our Senior Citizen's Discount!

"Cain's Jawbone" is a murder mystery puzzle written by "Torquemada"-Edward Powys Mathers. The puzzle was first published in 1934 as part of The Torquemada Puzzle Book. In 2019, crowdfunding publisher Unbound published a new stand-alone edition of the puzzle in collaboration with the charity The Laurence Sterne Trust.

Cain's Jawbone has been described as "one of the hardest and most beguiling word puzzles ever published. This club started this summer and has continuted on! So each Friday evening, we're hosting "Friday Night Murder Club" at Espressions. You'll find our 'crime board' as a part of the Potter Common Rooms in the back! Join us for a cup of coffee and a bite to eat as we move the pages around in this great mystery looking for the solution. Come when you can or come each Friday! We'll see you there.

It is not nessary, but if you'd like to get a copy of "Cain's Jawbone", we have a link below.

We are going on a board game adventure! Come and play a new game or bring an old favorite! Bring your friends and family too!

This event allows us to provide a space for our community to gather, connect, and enjoy some fun over coffee.

We hope you'll join us!

Join us for our Bullet Journal Studio! Wether you've been doing a bullet/dot style journal for years or are curious and new to it, we invite you to come to studio! You will find people working on monthly spreads, thier book or project journals, scrapbooks and more. Its a fun time to be creative!

You are welcome to bring your own supplies to get ready for the month ahead. Or for $10 you can use the supplies we have on hand! New bullet journals cost between $12-$20. Let's get prepped amd creative together!

Supplies on hand to use under that $10 fee include:
•1,000's of washi stickers, planner stickers, etc
•Over a 100 rolls of washi tape
•Scissors & paper cutters
•Glue & Glue Tape
•Wide variety of scrap book paper
•Over 100 stencils for A5 & B5 journals
•Alcohol markers, brush tip markers, dot markers
•FIne liners
•White out tape, white out pens
•Stamps and ink
•Stones/jewels
•Gel pens
•...and more

Looking for Booklovers!

We would love to fill our shop with friends discussing the written word over coffee!

We are beginning the Harry Potter series! Along with this club, we will also be hosting a Saturday morning club to. Please note that you can go between the clubs as it suits your schedule. If you can only make it from time to time, THAT’S OK! If you’ve already read the books and seen the movies and love talking about them….and want to come to club, please do. Audiobook listeners welcome too. Whether you join us for every week of this journey or come and go, we get it. Life is busy, there are commitments and time gets away from you! With this guide you’ll have an idea of where we’ll be each week.

Come when you can and come as you are. This is a welcoming community looking forward to taking this book journey with you!

Join us for Scribbles with Ella at 10:30! Each week you get to learn a new doodle. Stop by to enjoy a free guided drawing lesson.

We are so excited about our newest club! It’s a monthly acoustic music jam session lead by Larry Molczyk. It will be at Espressions: Coffee & Community.
If you play an acoustic instrument and enjoy Americana folk country old timey music, then this club is for you!!! Grab your instrument, grab some coffee and come jam. We’ll jam the first Saturday of the month through the end of the year.
This group is friendly, warm and welcoming!!!
-don’t play an instrument? Come listen!

Join us for a variety of table-top roleplaying games fit for all ages and skill levels!

What to bring? Notebooks, pencils, and dice will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own materials and figurines!
How do I join? Just show up! There is not entry fee or prerequisites to join D & D except a love for adventure, dungeons, and occaisonal dragons! You are not required to attend every session. There will be single session and multi-session campaings offered.

Are you a DM? If you are an experienced DM and would be interested in assiting with and/or leading of sessions, GREAT! Please email tobiaskounovsky@gmail.com

We hope to see you there!

Step into a magical evening at the Yule Ball, where the enchantment of the Wizarding World comes alive! Guests will be transported to a winter wonderland with a beautifully decorated venue reminiscent of the grand hall at Hogwarts. You can savor a delicious array of dishes at the buffet, including savory favorites as well as delectable desserts. Enjoy a selection of refreshing beverages from Butterbeer to Pumpkin Juice. There will be a delightful gift shop, as well as a photographer on hand to capture your magical moments. There will also be plenty of themed photo spots for you to create your own memories. The celebration will be filled with music for you to dance the night away or if you prefer, there will be Harry Potter games to test your knowledge of the wizarding world. Themed attire or elegant evening wear is encouraged but not required! Whether you're a Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw, come and celebrate the wizarding world with us. We look forward to seeing you for a spellbinding and magical evening.

**As this is a ticketed specialty event, no refunds will be made.