Events

Join us on our Cats Like Us Instagram page, Thurs, June 11 at 7pm for a chat with artisan baker Jenn aka Miss Retro Baker. (We'll be streaming it live to our fb page, like last time.) She hails from Tonawanda, New York, and is a self taught cookie artist. She is a graduate of Niagara County Community College with an Associates Degree in Fine Arts, which you can tell by looking at her artistic creations! When not working at her full time job, Jenn bakes and decorates in her home. Each piece is a "work of art", specializing in...

This event has been canceled. We look forward to bringing SHB back once the boutique store can reopen. In the meantime stay tuned for more upcoming online events!   Smoking Hot Bags is the creation of local artists Leanne & Bill, once customers of mine and now friends!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...

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...

Come in to Cats Like Us on Thursday, February 6 from 5pm-9pm 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...

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...

Shop Small Business CATerday...er I mean Saturday at Cats Like Us! Small Business Saturday is the day after Black Friday, Saturday, November 30, when we celebrate the Shop Small movement to encourage people to shop local. Cats Like Us will be open an hour earlier from 10am-6pm Double punches ALL DAY on your frequent shopper Cats Like Us cards Special ONE DAY sales will be announced in the coming weeks FREE coffee & snacks This is only the beginning! We'll be revealing the details in the upcoming weeks. Be sure to shop all the boutiques in the area, have lunch,...

Join us Saturday, November 16, 2019 from 11-5 for the spooky and cute accessories & gifts of Desire Link Tedesco! She specializes in buttons, stickers, decals, t-shirts, patches, prints, magnets, paintings, earrings, and really does a little bit of everything. She is a self proclaimed "para-abnormal craftonaut." Buy a gift for yourself and a friend, after all the holidays are coming up! You can see more of her work for sale here: http://theladydisarray.storenvy.com/   Update    

Award winning Author/Illustrator Monstermatt Patterson returns Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 12-5, with paintings, monster masks, sketch cards and copies of his books, “Ha-Ha! Horror” and “Bride of Ha-Ha! Horror” along with refreshments and a ton of his BadMonsterJokes! 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...