Editing Murray, Kentucky (section)

==Culture==

===Museums and galleries===
[[File:finearts.jpg|thumb|200px|The Clara M. Eagle Gallery is located in the Fine Arts Building.]]
[[File:WratherMuseum.jpg|thumb|220px|Wrather West Kentucky Museum]]

The Clara M. Eagle Gallery is a multi-level art gallery that houses around 1,200 permanent artworks. The gallery has also been home to temporary shows, featuring contemporary art, African art, woodworking, and tapestries from [[Spain]]. The galleries have about {{convert|8300|sqft|m2|-1}} of show space.

The Wrather West Kentucky Museum is located in the first building constructed on the campus of Murray State University and has been placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The museum, which is free to the public, highlights the social development, economic and cultural development of the people of the [[Jackson Purchase]] region of Kentucky through permanent and changing exhibits.

===Parks===
Murray has three city parks that cover over {{convert|200|acre|km2|1}} of land: Central Park, Chestnut Park, and Bee Creek. A three-pool community swimming complex and Owens Spray Park are housed in Murray's Central Park. The parks feature 17 soccer fields, two basketball courts, five playgrounds, nine baseball and softball fields, four-bay batting cages, Lions Club Skate Park, and a three-mile (5&nbsp;km) nature walking trail. The parks have nine covered picnic pavilions for family gatherings, the Murray Rotary amphitheater and west Kentucky's first dog park. The park features an 18-hole {{convert|5200|ft|m|-1|adj=on}} disc golf course that was the first one of its kind in the area.<ref>[http://www.murrayparks.org/ Murray-Calloway County Parks and Recreation]</ref>

===Playhouse in the Park===
[[File:Playhousepark.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Playhouse in the Park community theatre]]

Playhouse in the Park is one of the oldest community theatres in the state of Kentucky. The theatre is located in Murray's Central Park and is housed in a 1907 train and freight depot. The playhouse is open year-round and produces original works, comedies, dramas, children's theatre, and musicals. On May 16, 2008, former President Bill Clinton made an appearance at Playhouse in the Park to speak about his wife's (Hillary Clinton) presidency campaign.

===Sports===
{{See also|Murray State Racers}}
[[File:Rsec.jpg|thumb|left|280px| Murray's [[CFSB Center]], home of the Murray State University men's and women's basketball programs]]

[[College sports|College athletics]] are the sporting events of choice in the Murray area. Murray State University participates in [[Division I (NCAA)|NCAA Division I athletics]], the highest level of collegiate athletics. The university has 16 athletic programs that compete in the [[Missouri Valley Conference|Ohio Valley Conference]], and have provided 117 conference titles since 1948.<ref>[http://www.goracers.com/pdf4/79852.pdf?ATCLID=920469&SPID=2581&DB_OEM_ID=6700&SPSID=54057 2007 Murray State Football Media Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711131040/http://www.goracers.com/pdf4/79852.pdf?ATCLID=920469&SPID=2581&DB_OEM_ID=6700&SPSID=54057 |date=2011-07-11 }}</ref> The most popular sport at Murray State is the [[Murray State Racers men's basketball|men's basketball program]]. It is one of the winningest programs in NCAA history, with over 1,300 wins and an all-time winning percentage of .637, which places Murray State 20th best in NCAA history.<ref>[https://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/all_time_wins/2006_all_time_wins.pdf NCAA All-Time Winningest Teams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625101334/http://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/all_time_wins/2006_all_time_wins.pdf |date=2008-06-25 }}</ref> Murray State has won 23 regular season [[Ohio Valley Conference]] titles and 15 OVC Tournament titles, which is the best in the OVC.<ref>[http://www.goracers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6700&KEY=&ATCLID=212881 Murray State Championships]</ref>

The men's basketball program has produced a number of [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] players, most notably [[Ja Morant]], [[Jeff Martin (basketball)|Jeff Martin]], [[Popeye Jones]], [[Isaiah Canaan]], [[Cameron Payne]], and [[Joe Fulks]], who is a [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee and has been credited with being one of the pioneers of the jump shot.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/history/players/fulks_bio.html Joe Fulks Bio at NBA.com]</ref>  The Murray State men's basketball program is currently coached by [[Ryan Miller (basketball coach)|Ryan Miller]], while past coaches include [[Steve Prohm]], [[Matt McMahon (basketball)|Matt McMahon]], [[Billy Kennedy (basketball)|Billy Kennedy]], and [[Mick Cronin (basketball)|Mick Cronin]].

[[File:Roy Stewart Stadium in Murray, Kentucky.jpg|thumb|right|300px| [[Roy Stewart Stadium]], home of the Murray State football program]]

The Murray State football program has won eight Ohio Valley Conference titles and has produced 17 [[National Football League|NFL]] players. Even more well-known are the coaches the football program has produced. [[Ralph Friedgen]], [[Frank Beamer]], [[Mike Gottfried]], [[Houston Nutt]], and [[Ron Zook]] have all had their coaching careers run through the Murray State football program. Ten players have been selected as first team All-Americans, and 21 have been second, third, and honorable mention All-Americans. The Murray State football program has won more than 400 games, the most decisive win coming in 1932 when Murray State beat the [[Louisville Cardinals football|University of Louisville]] 105–0.<ref>[http://www.goracers.com/pdf1/79851.pdf?ATCLID=920469&SPID=2581&DB_OEM_ID=6700&SPSID=54057 Murray State University Football Records Book] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711132203/http://www.goracers.com/pdf1/79851.pdf?ATCLID=920469&SPID=2581&DB_OEM_ID=6700&SPSID=54057 |date=2011-07-11 }}</ref>

===Cinema===
Murray has two movie theaters. The Cheri Theater has seven screens and shows nothing but [[First run films|first-run films]]. The Cheri was started in 1967 as a single-screen theater with seating for 600. There have been many additions and renovations throughout the years, and in 1997, two 290-stadium seat auditoriums were added. In 2008, the theater upgraded its projectors to take advantage of [[Dolby 3D]] technology.

The Curris Center Theater hosts Cinema International. The program is run through the department of modern languages at Murray State and is open, free of charge, to students and the public. Cinema International is open most weekends during regular university semesters. Around 18 shows per year showcase every film [[genre]] by directors around the world.