If you happen to be in Cape Breton this weekend – updated

[See update below.] Don't miss the Cabot Trail Writers' Festival in Tarbot and St. Anne's. The creators of this annual event, now in its third year, have put together a fantastic program this year. On Friday night, last year’s Halifax Poet Laureate, Shauntay Grant, will premiere five spoken word pieces, commissioned for the festival and inspired by five sculptures by North River blacksmith Gordon Kennedy. Several of the festival participants will present workshops Saturday, and the evening program includes readings by Nova Scotia native and Giller-prize winner Johanna Skibsrud, Inverness-born short story writer Alexander MacLeod, and music by the jazz quartet The Synchronics. A...