Events — local

Just in time for the holidays!!!! Join us Saturday, December 5, 2020 from 12-5 for the spooky and cute accessories & gifts of Desire Link Tedesco! She specializes in buttons, stickers, decals, t-shirts, patches, prints, magnets, paintings, jewelry, and really does a little bit of everything. She is a self proclaimed "para-abnormal craftonaut." Buy a gift for yourself and a friend. ***Double punches on your CLU frequent shopper cards. ***Masks will be required while shopping. ***We will have hand sanitizer available. ***No children under the age of 8. ***Practice social distancing while inside. You can see more of her work...

Shop Small Business CATerday...er I mean Saturday at Cats Like Us with the Blue Moon Vintage Bus! Small Business Saturday will be different this year but no less cool! Small Business Saturday is the day after Black Friday, Saturday, November 28, when we celebrate the Shop Small movement to encourage people to shop local. The Blue Moon Vintage Bus is a recommissioned school bus turned mobile antique store. They specialize in Mid Century Modern antiques, doodads, and collectibles. AND they'll be parked outside of Cats Like Us!!!! You can follow them on fb https://www.facebook.com/BlueMoonVintageBus/about/... and IG @blue_moon_vintage_bus ~Cats Like Us...

Award winning Author/Illustrator Monstermatt Patterson returns Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 12-5, to celebrate his new book “Ha-Ha! Horror Collectors Edition” and he’ll also have paintings, monster masks, sketch cards and copies of his other books. 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/.../54183300-monster-matt-patterson...

Due to the coronavirus the Cats Like Us boutique is closed. We are excited to be joining Monica on Instagram as she takes us into her studio and shows us all about Across Lots! Join us Saturday April 25th at 2pm on Instagram as we go live! https://instagram.com/catslikeus   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 25 from 11am-6pm to shop her accessories....

As the owners of two beautiful kitties that we love very much, Andrew and I have decided to pair up for the 10th year with The SPCA Serving Erie County, NY for our next in store event.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 our shop on March 11, 12, 13, or 14 during store hours and for each bag/ item you donate you can get 5% off your purchase up to 25% off. (Example: 1 bag of treats 5% off, 2...

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 Barb Kopera, a local gal with a heart of gold and a...

Come by and meet Paul Straus on Saturday, December 7 from 11am-4pm. He's been striping for over 30 years and will be pinstriping all day in the shop! Want a certain something pinstriped? You can bring in any "stripe-able" items for him to paint! He'll stripe them for a nominal fee. (But no smooth patent leather, please.) Paul will have some items already pinstriped for sale too.Note: striping is on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.Cats Like Us is the EXCLUSIVE retailer of Straus striped one-of-a-kind vintage items: https://catslikeus.com/search?q=straus UPDATE We had a great time with Paul Saturday! Thanks for...

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 27 from 11am-6pm to shop her accessories. 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 fashions of yesteryear. Their offerings include veils, fascinators/cocktail hats, headbands,...

Come in to Cats Like Us on Saturday, January 19 from noon-5pm and meet Destiny Rogowski, owner/photographer of Sweet Heart Pinup! 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 real claw...

Come by and meet Paul Straus on Saturday, December 8 from 11am-6pm. He's been striping for over 30 years and will be pinstriping all day in the shop!  Want a certain something pinstriped? You can bring in any "stripe-able" items for him to paint! He'll stripe them for a nominal fee. (But no smooth patent leather, please.) Paul will have some items already pinstriped for sale too. Note: striping is on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. Cats Like Us is the EXCLUSIVE retailer of Straus striped one-of-a-kind vintage handbags: https://catslikeus.com/search?q=straus We also have wall mounted Straus striped tikis available in-store...