Events — local

Smoking Hot Bags is the creation of local artists Leanne & Bill, once customers of mine and now friends, come and see their handbag creations on Saturday, May 21 from 12-5pm at Cats Like Us. Smoking Hot Bags are made from upcycled cigar boxes and sometimes wine boxes. Each is unique and hand painted. Leanne's specialty is horror movie designs, but she can create custom ones to match any style. She doesn't vend out often, but can be found at pinup events and horror conventions around the Western New York area. We are lucky to have her in the shop,...

I was lucky enough to meet Monica as a customer at Cats Like Us. Then I found out she has a business making gorgeous hair accessories reminiscent of vintage Hollywood Glamour under the name Across Lots. Please stop by Cats Like Us Saturday, April 30 from 12pm-5pm to shop her accessories. She'll have some new spring pieces for sale! We'll also be happy to coordinate an outfit around her hair decor! A little bit about the company... Across Lots is a millinery and accessories boutique based in Buffalo, NY. Using antique and vintage materials, they create pieces that recall the...

Come in to Cats Like Us on Saturday, April 2 from 12-5pm and meet Destiny Rogowski, owner/photographer of Sweet Heart Pin Up! (https://www.sweetheartpinup.com/#/) She spent 12 years in Los Angeles working in the celebrity photo shoot industry doing wardrobe styling, hair, makeup and model coaching. She moved home to Buffalo, NY and started Sweet Heart Pin up in 2010. Sweet Heart Pin Up specializes in retro pin up inspired shoots including bridal pin up, pin up pregnancy, and pin up parties. She has custom made sets in her studio; A retro salon, 50's kitchen, living room, a bathroom with a...

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2022 AT 4 PM – 7 PM Come in to Cats Like Us on Thursday, February 3 from 4-7pm and meet Destiny Rogowski, owner/photographer of Sweet Heart Pin Up! (https://www.sweetheartpinup.com/#/) She spent 12 years in Los Angeles working in the celebrity photo shoot industry doing wardrobe styling, hair, makeup and model coaching. She moved home to Buffalo, NY and started Sweet Heart Pin up in 2010. Sweet Heart Pin Up specializes in retro pin up inspired shoots including bridal pin up, pin up pregnancy, and pin up parties. She has custom made sets in her studio; A...

  SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022 AT 12 PM – 5 PM Chalk ware-both kitschy & cool-is Barbie K’s passion. When the price of vintage chalk ware sky rocketed and it was no longer affordable, she decided to take matters into her own hands-literally. She created her own line of “retro-reinterpreted” chalk ware including mermaids, hula girls and pin-up girls. The hand poured, hand painted mermaids with the pouty red lips are her best seller. Plus she'll be selling them a-la-carte. So if you just want a mermaid and not a set, you got it! Barbie K is the brand of...

  Join us Saturday, December 4 from 12-5pm for our in-store event with Krampus Cuties! Krampus Cuties are self-tie, reversible headbands, made from premium Kona cotton in awesome prints. The fabrics vary from florals, kitsch, pop culture, horror, and more! Buy one for yourself and a friend. Wear them in your hair or around your neck. Can't wait for the event? Shop the styles on catslikeus! https://catslikeus.com/collections/krampus-cuties We'll have double punches on your Cats Like Us frequent shopper cards and wrapped snacks too!!   Update

  SATURDAY DEC 4 AT 12 PM — 3 PM Come stroll Main St. of Tonawanda, get some holiday shopping done, all while supporting small local businesses! Featuring Sweetheart Pinup, Cats Like Us, Atomic Barbershop & Salon, Buffalo Baked, and The Grazing Forest!! There will be cotton candy and cotton candy sparkle bombs, hot cocoa bombs, charcuterie cups, fairy hair, apparel, and more! Fun for the whole family! Facebook event page here https://www.facebook.com/events/223541913244855

Special Small Business Saturday hours! Saturday November 27 10am - 6pm! Shop Small and Shop Small Bus! Shop Small Business CATerday...er I mean Saturday at Cats Like Us with the Blue Moon Vintage Bus!! Small Business Saturday is the day after Black Friday, Saturday, November 27, when we celebrate the Shop Small movement to encourage people to shop local. Cats Like Us will have extended open hours from 10am-6pm and Blue Moon Vintage will be parked 10am-5pm! Cats Like Us will have double punches ALL DAY on your frequent shopper Cats Like Us cards. Look for Small Business Saturday specials...

**Date of event has changed** Award winning Author/Illustrator Monstermatt Patterson returns Saturday, October 30, 2021 from 12-5, he’ll have his books, paintings, monster masks, and sketch cards. Just in time for the Halloween season!!! We also interviewed him for our Cats Like Us blog, so you can get to know what he's all about! (Feel free to interview him at the meet and greet too, but if you get him started about horror movies...BEWARE...he may never stop talking and you'll learn more than you did before. Read about him here https://catslikeus.com/blogs/blog/54183300-monster-matt-patterson ***Double punches on your CLU frequent shopper cards and...

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021 AT 5 PM EDT – 8 PM EDT Meet other business owners, and bring your business cards. We'll have several drawings for fun retro & vintage prizes, and of course there will be bottled water and wrapped snacks! *** This is an extremely space limited event. Kindly RSVP by Monday, August 16, 2021 to the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas at 716-692-5120 *** Note: Face mask required if unvaccinated. Update