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Met Pick: Sarah Vowell at Neptune Theatre

The NPR wit has uncovered the feisty side of Puritans; with her latest book, she takes on Hawaii’s bloody past.

Allison Williams
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This American Life regular Sarah Vowell is the queen of North Americana, penning quirky essays and detailed histories that read like Daily Show segments. (They’re funny ‘cause they’re true!) Her latest, Unfamiliar Fishes, recounts bizarre and bloody moments from Hawaii’s past. Who knew Hawaii has America’s only royal palace? The country’s last queen, Liliuokalani, was locked in a room there when the U.S. annexed Hawaii. It’s Manifest Destiny meets medieval fairy tale.

Sarah Vowell
Mar 10 at 8, Neptune Theatre, U District, $21–$32.50




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Allison Williams
Allison Williams
Since joining Seattle Met in 2011, Allison Williams has overseen the magazine’s travel and outdoor coverage, including deep dives into Olympic National Park, the Columbia River, and a Burger King drive-thru in Canada. She edits the travel-focused blog Tripster and contributes service, news, interview, and narrative pieces to the magazine, including long-form features about mountain mysteries and puppies in prison. She’s earned awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and been nominated for a City and Regional Magazine award.  Allison was raised here in Olympia and studied writing at Duke University, Oxford University, Columbia Journalism School, and University of Alaska. She began her career in New York City in the newsrooms of Metro newspaper and Time Out New York, then hightailed it back to her native habitat so she could write guidebooks and climb mountains.