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!

Welding Camp: A Hands-On Experience in Metalwork
Grades: 6th – 12th
Duration: 1 Week
Capacity: Limited to 20 students
Skill Level: All levels welcome – from first-timers to experienced welders

Get ready to spark your creativity and fire up new skills at Welding Camp! This immersive, week-long camp is designed for students in grades 7–12 who are excited to explore the world of welding through hands-on experience, expert instruction, and real-world industry exposure.

Campers will receive guided instruction in four major welding processes:
•MIG (Metal Inert Gas)
•TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas)
•Stick (Shielded Metal Arc Welding)
•OA (Oxy-Acetylene)

Welding classes will be held in Central City, NE, at the Central City High School Welding Shop, led by Alex Stocker, Central City’s Agricultural Education Instructor. Campers will gain confidence and practical skills while working on individual and group welding projects in a safe, professional environment.
Campers will stay at The Leadership Center in Aurora, NE, where they’ll enjoy comfortable lodging, delicious meals, and fun recreational activities. Daily transportation between The Leadership Center, the welding shop, and industry tours will be provided.

What’s Included in the Camp Fee:
•Daily welding instruction (MIG, TIG, Stick, OA)
•Lodging and meals at The Leadership Center in Aurora, NE
•Recreation and evening activities
•Transportation to welding shop and industry tours
•Exclusive industry tours and guest speakers
•Personal welding gear to keep – each camper receives a helmet, gloves, and welding coat

Camp Highlights:
•Hands-on welding in a real shop environment
•All experience levels welcome – beginners encouraged!
•Small group size (limited to 20 campers) for personal instruction
•Skill-building, creativity, and career exploration in one exciting week

Whether you’re exploring welding for the first time or sharpening your technique, Welding Camp is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to build skills, make friends, and discover what’s possible with a spark and a little imagination.

Join us for a week of fire, fun, and fabrication—space is limited, so register early!

*Should this camp fill, we can add you to the waiting list by emailing Abby@tlcaurora.org
**Please note all attendees are expected to stay at The Leadership Center for the duration of Camp.
***No refunds will be offered for this camp. If you are not able to attend, we can try to get you into the other camp week or reserve a spot for you in next year's camp. Tuition can be transferred to another camper for this year's camp. It can only be carried over one year. Deferral or transfer must take place by 7/3/2025.

Bullet Journal Studio: Where Art Meets Organization! 🎨📒

Want to elevate your planning and tap into your creative side? Join our lively Bullet Journal Studio, where simple dot grids turn into stunning works of art ✨ and monthly spreads burst with personality! 🗓️💫

Who’s This For?

Experienced bullet journal fans seeking new ideas and a supportive community 🤝

Beginners curious about the magic of dot-style planning 🧐

Creative minds eager to mix organization with artistic flair 🎨🖌️

Anyone ready to prep for the upcoming month in style! 💪✨

What to Expect
Step into a buzzing creative space filled with fellow planners designing everything from eye-catching monthly layouts to journals for projects and memory scrapbooks 📓📅. Think of it as part studio, part community hub, part creative playground! 🎉

Bring Your Supplies or Use Ours

Option 1: Bring your own favorite journal and tools ✏️🖊️

Option 2: Access our fully stocked creative toolkit for just $10! 💰✨

Your $10 Creative Toolkit Includes:

Thousands of washi and planner stickers to brighten your pages 🌈✨

100+ rolls of washi tape in endless patterns 🎀

Professional scissors, paper cutters, glue, and tape runners ✂️📐

A vast selection of scrapbook papers for perfect backgrounds 🖼️

100+ stencils tailored for A5 & B5 journals ✍️

Premium alcohol markers, brush tips, and dot markers 🖍️

Fine liners for crisp lettering and detailed art 🖋️

White-out tape and pens for flawless fixes ✨

Decorative stamps, ink pads, and sparkling jewels 💎

Smooth gel pens in every imaginable color 🖊️🌈
…and so much more waiting for you to explore! 🌟

New to bullet journaling? Pick up a fresh journal from our collection ($12–$20) and dive right in! 📚✨

Let’s get organized, creative, and inspired—together! 🎉🖌️💕

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!

Bearings consists of 3 days, 2 nights of leadership education, practice, and reflection in the areas of Community, Service, Relationships, Interpersonal Development, Gratitude, healthy lifestyles, stress, brain chemicals, and more. We do this all while having a whole lot of fun, laughing, meeting new friends and creating lifelong memories!

Bearings Summer Camp is for current 6th-8th grade students!

We promise lots of fun activities including swimming, axe throwing, scavenger hunting, leadership development, cooking and so, so much more! See our fliers for more about the activities we have planned

Join us at Bearings Summer Camp where you'll get to build confidence, make friends, create lifelong memories and have so much fun!!

Private Mentoring Meeting.

🌞 Get ready for a summer full of giggles, crafts, and creativity at Espressions: Coffee & Community! 🌞
Join us every Tuesday afternoon for our brand-new, totally fun summer series: Silly Stories with Sofia!

Each week, kids will dive into a silly, surprising, or heartwarming story with Sofia, followed by a hands-on craft, a fun song to sing (or dance to!), and a tasty snack to wrap it all up. It’s the perfect mix of imagination, learning, and good vibes—right here in your favorite coffee shop!

🎉 Meet Sofia!
Sofia is one of our amazing TLC team members and a bright light in our community. A 2024 AHS grad and current music education major at Wayne State, she’s spending her summer interning at The Leadership Center, where she’s helping lead awesome educational programs—including this one!

Whether your child loves stories, crafts, music, or just a good snack, Silly Stories with Sofia is the place to be this summer.

📅 Who: Kids ages 6–11 (but everyone is welcome!)
💸 Cost: FREE
📝 Sign-up: Not required, but super helpful so we can plan for supplies and snacks.

We can't wait to see your smiling faces and share some silly summer fun. See you Tuesday!

We'll see you there.'

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🎨 Espressions: Coffee & Crafts ☕
📅 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the Month
🕔 5:00 – 7:00 PM
📍 Espressions: Coffee & Community

Bring your creativity — and your current project — to Coffee & Crafts at Espressions! Whether you're into knitting, painting, sketching, scrapbooking, or something totally unique, this is your time to unwind and make progress on your craft.

Grab your favorite drink from the counter, settle in, and connect with others who love creating, too. No structure, no pressure — just a welcoming space to work, relax, and be inspired.

🧶 All crafters welcome. Any project. Any skill level.
🖌️ Come solo or bring a friend — we're excited to see what you're making!

Let’s create something great, together. ✂️✨

Bearings consists of 3 days, 2 nights of leadership education, practice, and reflection in the areas of Community, Service, Relationships, Interpersonal Development, Gratitude, healthy lifestyles, stress, brain chemicals, and more. We do this all while having a whole lot of fun, laughing, meeting new friends and creating lifelong memories!

Bearings Summer Camp is for current 6th-8th grade students!

We promise lots of fun activities including swimming, axe throwing, scavenger hunting, leadership development, cooking and so, so much more! See our fliers for more about the activities we have planned

Join us at Bearings Summer Camp where you'll get to build confidence, make friends, create lifelong memories and have so much fun!!

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!

It's time for Second Saturday Flights where we serve themed Coffee Flights all day! This month's theme is Fiction Inspired Sips!

Flights are $17.00++ and include 3 8 oz. drinks and a themed treat. Flights are to be enjoyed in-house. Ordering regular sizes of any of the drinks on the Second Saturday Flights Menu as well!

We hope you join us!

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.

Many people kick their year off with resolutions and visioning. Maybe you were one of those people. Maybe you even attended Maile's Vision Board Class back in January. Or maybe you weren't any of those people. THAT'S OK.

This Re-Visioning session is for anyone who has goals and want to procede with intention! During this class we'll help you set some clear goals with a plan and a vision board to help encourage the success you seek! So you could be "re-visioning" 2025's goal or setting new ones! Either way, this will be a great class to set your course.

Create your goals and dreams visually with a collage cut from magazines that inspire you to manifest. You are welcome to bring additional inspiration to include on your board! Supplies are provided for this hands-on workshop. The per person cost to attend is $30.00. Children 12 & under are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult who has also paid to take the class.

The workshop is presented by Maile Ilac Boeder.

Pre-registration required. Registration closes on 7/12 @ noon. Thank you!