Events — local

Unfortunately, Monster Matt had to cancel his event due to unforeseen circumstances, but that gives us the opportunity to showcase an artist we've never had at the shop before! Join us at Cats Like Us, Saturday, October 21 from 12-5 when the creator of Deconstructed Designs will be selling their upcycled one of a kind monster cuties, just in time for Halloween. Muahahaha! You may have seen Rachael vending out at Music is Art...or stalked the Deconstructed Designs facebook page... (https://www.facebook.com/DeconstructedDesigns), and now you can see the plush monsters in real life at our shop, and maybe even take one...

Wednesday, September 13th, 5:30-7:30m Meet other business owners, make connections, and bring your business cards. We'll have several drawings for fun retro & vintage prizes, and of course there will be drinks and snacks! For more information, you can visit the chamber websitehttps://the-tonawandas.com/ 

Visit Cats Like Us and the #retroblocktonawanda during the first Carnegie Art Spree Festival! The Carnegie Art Spree is a new juried art street festival spanning from North Tonawanda on Webster Street across the Renaissance Bridge to Canal Street in the City of Tonawanda. (They are not closing Main St. in the COT for it.) Food trucks will be on-site. The Gateway Harbor stage will feature light, live music to enjoy and there will be free art activities both days. Admission is free. Details can be found on their website (they also have a fb and IG) https://www.carnegieartspree.org/ They are looking for...

Cats Like Us has partnered with M&T Bank to be part of a new marketing initiative that showcases local businesses in the area!! We will have a pop-up shop at M&T Bank in Kenmore, Wed., July 5 11-3, Thurs., July 6 11-3, and Fri., July 7 11-3!Here's a little backstory... We've been customers of M&T for over 14 years and can't thank them enough for all their help and guidance with our business. (Want friendly, helpful advice? Ask for Greg at the Tonawanda branch.) If you're at the Kenmore branch, stop by and say "Hi", we'd love to see you!!!!More...

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 29 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...

We've been doing this event for 13 years now (whoot!) and this time it will be a *little* different, so please read the details... Andrew and I decided years ago to pair up with @The SPCA Serving Erie County, NY for an in store event since that's where our cats came from. Gather your kibble and save some scratch! Bring a new package of cat treats or dog treats OR ANYTHING FROM THE SPCA WISH LIST... https://yourspca.org/donate/our-wish-list/ to Cats Like Us on March 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 and for each bag/ item you donate you can get 5%...

Award winning Author/Illustrator Monstermatt Patterson returns Saturday, October 22, 2022 from 12-5, he’ll have his books, paintings, monster masks, and sketch cards. Just in time for the Halloween season!!! Don't forget about our collaboration with him to make these ghoulishly ghastly T shirts! https://catslikeus.com/collections/monster-matts-garage++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++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 himhttps://catslikeus.com/.../54183300-monster-matt... ***Double punches...

Just because our name is Cats Like Us doesn't mean we don't like dogs!!! Please join us on Saturday, September 24 from 12-5 for the release of the new children's book My Beagle's Nose. This is the first book written by N. Tonawanda resident Carol Sayre. She came up with the idea for the book during the many walks with her beagle Harper during the height of the pandemic. The book is illustrated by local artist Tiffany Koch. The books will be for sale along with other little pet friendly goodies. The celebrity "dog" of honor will be present from...