Mark Gavoor

Mark Gavoor is Associate Professor of Operations Management in the School of Business and Nonprofit Management at North Park University in Chicago. He is an avid blogger and oud player.
Poetry

April 24 (again)

dichotomies highlight complexities existing in our hearts, souls and minds warped by news and fake news or just plain old…

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Local Spotlight

In Racine, an Armenian café revives the spirit of the ‘srjaran’

A new Armenian coffee shop opened on Feb. 21 this year. Is it in Los Angeles? Watertown? Detroit, Philly, New…

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Music

Marianna Gevorgyan: A virtuoso voice of the Armenian kanun

We all have friends or acquaintances we have never met and only know through social media. We also have select…

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Diaspora

Tigran Hamasyan captivates Chicago audience in University of Chicago performance

CHICAGO — On Friday, March 13, we ventured to Hyde Park on Chicago’s South Side to attend a concert featuring…

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Reflections

Remembering Uncle Richard “Buddy” Gavoor (1930–2026)

We were all saddened when my cousin David informed us that his dad — my uncle and Godfather — passed…

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Into the Archives

‘The Melody of Armenia’: How a lost silent film was restored and given a new voice

During this year’s Armenian Heritage Cruise (AHC), a restored silent film premiered on Jan. 11, accompanied by a newly composed…

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Poetry

Andon’s peşrev

Huseyni haunting and Huseyni uplifting so beautifully focusing the mysteries of life the dichotomies the very complications that forge joy…

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Community News

A sweetly bittersweet film

CHICAGO — On October 26, 2025, the Chicago chapter of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) launched its AREV Film…

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Poetry

Maqam choonim

if… i could only imagine it i can’t even an ideal, a concept, a perfection i want to improvise for…

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AYF Olympics

AYF Olympics reporting: Honoring legacy and community

The end of August and the beginning of September are always busy for me, especially given the start of the…

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