Vermont-based Washington Post writer William Arkin has been investigating the growth of the nation's intelligence and security network since 9/11. A series of articles co-authored by Arkin documents its inefficiency, secrecy and redundancy.

Executive Director Timothy Riddle cites declining ticket sales and a lack of financing as contributing factors.

The Vermont Mozart Festival announced yesterday that it was closing after 37 years.

Join Jazz Host George Thomas Friday July 30 at 10pm for a jazz duet performance with Steve Wilson on alto sax and Joe Locke on vibraphone in VPR's Performance Studio.

Monday morning at 9, Cheryl Willoughby welcomes flutist/Sunday Baroque host Suzanne Bona and guitarist Richard Goering to the performance studio for a preview of their Summer Music from Greensboro program. Then at 11am, pianist Jean-Claude Pennetier joins Walter Parker for a live all-Chopin recital.

One of northern Vermont's highest-profile music festivals is $400,000 in debt and struggling to survive. The Vermont Mozart Festival says its ticket sales have been hurt by the economy and especially by the rain.  

The Executive Director of the Vermont Mozart Festival discusses the financial problems facing the organization.