2009-01-01: Happy New Year!    

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year!

2007-10-14: Carol attends Jamaican Spirit Opening    

Carol Worthey was delighted to attend the opening of the "Jamaican Spirit" exhibit at the Johnson Art Collection gallery on Melrose. Gallery owner, Mike Johnson has assembled the works of three premier Jamacian artists: Bernard Hoyes, Adrian Wong Shue and Gene Pearson O.D. for this show.

In the picture you see the exhibit's signature work, "Hip Rhythm I" by Bernard Hoyes.

Carol enjoyed meeting and talking with all three artists as well as seeing their exceptional works. She encourages you to visit the show if you are in Los Angeles.

The exhibit runs THROUGH NOVEMBER 17TH, 2007.

2007-10-03: La Belle Ebell is 80 years old!    

The oldest women's club in Los Angeles was founded in the heyday of 1927, the year Lindbergh flew the Atlantic. The gorgeous Ebell building complex remains one of the most beautiful architectural and historical gems in Los Angeles with its famous auditorium-theatre (The Wilshire-Ebell), its tranquil garden, lush banquet hall and reception areas, and various art treasures. Carol is a new member but from the start has been impressed with the warm welcome she has received and the members' sincere interest in art, ecology and community involvement, and is glad to see that the membership bridges most of the ethnicities in this great melting-pot city.

And so it is that scores of members and guests enjoyed a gala lunch celebrating eighty successful years during which the primary goals of this organization have been moved forward:

1. Historical preservation and restoration of the beautiful Ebell complex,
2. strong commitment to arts & culture enrichment of Los Angeles and environs, and
3. philanthropic work for a variety of needs throughout the community, state and country.

Happy 80th, La Belle Ebell! You don't look a day over sixty!

(PS In the picture, in the background to the right is noted (blind) pianist, composer, lyricist, arranger and cabaret singer, How lett "Smitty" Smith at the keyboard.)

2007-07-01: Carol's husband President again    

Carol’s supportive husband and well-liked raconteur Ray Korns has become the only Toastmaster in our internationally renowned Renaissance Speakers Club to be elected twice as President. Ray’s fun-loving spirit and inspiring wisdom will enliven each meeting.

Toastmaster International’s International Director Ann Hastings conducted the Installation of new officers with panache and astute advice. Immediate Past President Jeff Harman has left a proud legacy of expansion and Carol herself was proud to serve during Jeff’s term as Club Secretary, passing her post on to Barbara Lewis.

Renaissance Speakers #2374 Toastmaster Club continues to grow in membership, with many members speaking outside the club, winning speech contests and generally making waves. In the past year alone we have launched sister Renaissance Speakers Clubs in Sydney, Australia, Pasadena, California and Clearwater, Florida.

Our meetings are held each Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon in the Little Theatre at Celebrity Centre in Hollywood--expect a warm welcome and a lot of fun! As "First Lady" Carol can’t help but be proud of her remarkable spouse! You can visit Ray Korns’ entertaining new blog here.

2007-02-14: Carol Worthey welcomed as a new member of The Ebell of Los Angeles    

Carol Worthey is shown here after a wonderful Valentine's Day Lunch where red (or pink) was the color of choice, proudly signing the official Register of The Ebell of Los Angeles in their Membership Office, after having been invited to join and accepted as a new member. This remarkable charitable and cultural organization established in 1894 is one of the nation's oldest and largest women's clubs with members as diverse and interesting as our burgeoning city.

The Ebell is housed in a magnificent 75,000 square foot Italian Renaissance-style complex that includes the Club Wing, a beautiful contemplative garden with sculpture and fountain surrounded by patios, the famous Wilshire Ebell Theatre (home of many remarkable concerts throughout the year), a ballroom/auditorium, hallways full of paintings and a library -- in fact, in 1999 The Ebell of Los Angeles was designated an Official America Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the White House Millenium Council. Each month the calendar is full of fascinating events such as theatrical presentations, lectures, concerts, gala celebrations and volunteer activities of all kinds that enrich the members' lives and the broad community.

Carol is honored to be part of this wonderful group of exciting women (and some men) and hopes to contribute to the vitality and mission of The Ebell to make a positive difference. The women she has met there already are warm, intelligent and public-spirited.

2007-02-06: Wheeler School Alumnae Reception    

At an elegant reception at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, California, Wheeler School headmaster Dan Miller hosted a number of alumnae. Carol Worthey was amazed to hear that the private school she attended for twelve years in Providence, Rhode Island is vastly different in so many ways. Today 818 students still enjoy small classes and represent an enormous diversity ethnically and culturally. Still known as "the academic school", Wheeler is known for its arts and rigorous studies. The "18 Wheeler" is a co-ed a cappella contemporary choir and there are all kinds of performing arts. Carol enjoyed meeting very interesting graduates at the reception (but still can't get used to the idea of Wheeler--all girls when she was there--having boys.)

If only life had instant replay!

2007-01-13: Message from the Executive Director    

Happy New Year! Traditionally, it is a good time to review the past year's activities and plan for the future. This past year, 2006, has been an extremely busy and productive year for Worthgold. Here are some of the highlights:

Both the 'carolworthey.com' and 'worthgold.com' websites were completely rewritten to be database driven dynamic xhtml pages fully w3c standards compliant. This may not mean much to non-techies, but what it means to everyone else is that not only will pages load faster, but new events and announcements can now be posted immediately. Also, all popular browsers are supported and the pages should look identical no matter which browser you choose.

Carol Worthey's dual career has expanded on both fronts: music and art this past year. Look for the cover article in this quarter's IAWM Journal (International Alliance for Women in Music) written by Carol where she discusses the stresses and pleasures of having dual careers. Carol's music was licensed by Barnard College for use combined with a flash video as an online holiday greeting that was emailed to over 30,000 alumni and received a great response. You can view the greeting if you click here (Time: 3:23 Size: 7.2M).

Looking toward the future, there have been numerous requests for Carol's poetry and this year a new 'Poet' page will be added to her site. The scanning and conversion project has been plodding along and it has become clear that the online store will need major changes this year. For the time being, the best way to obtain publications of Carol's work is to contact us directly via the contacts page or by phone.

I would like to thank all those who commented on the website upgrades, your comments, suggestions and help were appreciated.

2007-01-01: IAS New Years Ball    

The "New Year," a year full of promise and joy! Carol Worthey and her husband Ray Korns danced in 2007 until 3 a.m. at the International Association of Scientologists Holiday Ball held at the prestigeous Regency Beverly Wilshire hotel in Bevery Hills.

Following dinner, as part of the awards ceremony, Carol and Ray received their Patron with Honors pin. The stage show was fantastic then the band "Chico" played almost until dawn featuring our long time friend, vocalist Margie Nelson.

2006-09-29: Message from the Executive Director    

It has been an extremely busy and productive year for Worthgold.

Carol Worthey's dual career as a painter has shifted into high-gear and I'm please to say that we will have gallery quality limited edition gliclée reproductions available very soon for most of her major works.

After four months work, the major upgrades for both 'carolworthey.com' and 'worthgold.com' are finally complete enough that as of September 25th I'm pleased to announce that the changes have been propagated to the Internet and you are seeing that result within this page!

Additionally, we have been working on a project to rescan and convert all of Carol's written music into a digital printing format to make even more works available. Although this project is just getting going, all of the bugs in the process have now been eliminated and the test printings are of excellent quality.

Nor is that all we have in store, there are more changes and upgrades in the works. These are just the first steps.

There are many decisions and practical compromises that must be taken into account when doing a complete re-design of a website. I hope you'll find the path we took to be pleasing and informative. Your help and comments are appreciated. Please take a moment to contact me if you should spot a typo within the text or just to let me know how you like the changes. Your views and assistance help us to make both sites just that much better!

It is my primary goal to make all of Carol's extensive catalog of works available to the public as soon as possible.

2002-06-21: Catalina Carol    

All work and no play make Composer Carol Worthey a dull girl. Here is 'Catalina' Carol holding up a pretzel representing the state of her muscles prior to this trip. Carol started with "The Blues", but as you can clearly see, she now has "The Purples".