Mark Gavoor, Author at The Armenian Weekly

Sunday at the 2021 Olympics: Stop the Presses

September 6, 2021 Mark Gavoor 2

If this were a 1930s newsroom, I would be yelling “Stop the presses! Stop the presses!” For the first time in the history of the AYF Olympics there was a tie. The final tally of […]

Saturday at the 2021 AYF Olympics

September 5, 2021 Mark Gavoor 2

Of the three full days at the AYF Olympics, Saturday is the most “chill” day. In recent years, it has been the day for softball in the AYF format. The teams are co-ed. They play […]

Friday at Olympics 2021

September 4, 2021 Mark Gavoor 2

While I am not there, I am writing the piece while watching the Kevork Artinian band on the Facebook Live feed of the Friday Night Alumni Dance. What a treat especially seeing my friend Mher […]

“Thursday at the AYF Olympics” would normally be the title of the first of my daily articles posted during AYF Olympics weekend. I should have flown out yesterday morning. I should be in Providence, camera […]

An Armenian Lament

April 23, 2021 Mark Gavoor 1

Prelude A son, a grandson, Of this nation My nation Where I live Only in my heart Only in my soul. There was or was not… No, for sure there was A city, a town, […]

Our AYF Olympic Music

September 6, 2020 Mark Gavoor 5

Certainly, the AYF Olympics is about athletics. But, for many, they are equally interested in the dances and performers. My interest in the music and the dances has equaled and at times surpassed my interest […]

Who Knew?

September 6, 2020 Mark Gavoor 0

We are old family friends. That friendship began with our parents through the AYF. Our Dads, both Olympic Kings, actually met at an AYF Olympics. On a phone call earlier today, we started joking about […]

Friday Night Zoom Cocktail Hour

September 5, 2020 Mark Gavoor 0

I just got off a video call with Ken and Alexan Topalian. They were sitting outside their home in ProvIdence by their firepit, and I was in my home in Chicagoland. We were all hoisting […]

Tom Vartabedian and AYF Olympics: One Spirit

September 4, 2020 Mark Gavoor 1

This tribute to Tom Vartabedian, as well as other articles penned by special guests, was published in the September 5 Special Edition of the Armenian Weekly honoring the AYF Olympics. Tom Vartabedian was a great […]

Bob Tutunjian: AYF Olympic Historian and Then Some

September 4, 2020 Mark Gavoor 0

This tribute to Bob Tutunjian, as well as other articles penned by special guests, was published in the September 5 Special Edition of the Armenian Weekly honoring the AYF Olympics. As you can see, this […]