“Myth is the only way I have to self-identify,” said author Matthew Salesses. In his writing, Salesses, adopted from Korea at age 2, mingles lyricism, myth and human longing to weave compelling accounts of the human experience. Salesses reads from his critically acclaimed works and talks about his life and craft at Idyllwild Arts from…

Tom Nolan, JPL public outreach speaker, came to Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory during the 1997-98 El Niño. As a marine biologist, he has watched how climate-change cycles have spawned ocean-influenced weather patterns. He will be guest speaker at AstroCamp on Thursday, Nov. 12, discussing the upcoming El Niño, predicted to equal or eclipse the 1997-98…