--- title: This Quirky Cat Artist Is Hosting A "Cat Purrrty" in NYC description: Noted cat lover SuZen is hosting a fest fit for feline lovers, featuring cat-centric music, facepainting, and clothing items. canonical: https://time.com/4504308/cat-art-nyc/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-22T17:22:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:52.282Z og:title: This Quirky Cat Artist Is Hosting a "Cat Purrrty" in NYC og:description: There will be feline-focused music, cat facepainting, and cat-inspired clothing. og:url: https://time.com/4504308/cat-art-nyc/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Quirky Cat Artist Is Hosting a "Cat Purrrty" in NYC twitter:description: There will be feline-focused music, cat facepainting, and cat-inspired clothing. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Quirky Cat Artist Is Hosting a Cat Party Where People Can Dress Like Cats > Sponsored content. 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At the Cat Purrrty on September 28 — which SuZen plans to host in the Westbeth Community Space in Manhattan’s iconic Greenwich Village — attendees will listen to a carefully curated playlist of cat-focused tunes, [DNAInfo reports ](https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160921/west-village/jacat-coat-artist-party-cats-suzen)(so that would include tracks like “What’s New, Pussycat?” and music from the soundtrack of _Cats_). 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