Entertainment and Activities

Parks - Jimmy Nash City Park consists of 90 acres in the city limits of Martinsville. It boasts five shelter houses, picnic tables and benches, a caretaker's residence, tennis courts, baseball and softball diamond, basketball court, foot trails, a playground, as well as a pond for fishing in the summer and ice skating in the winter. A new pool will open the summer of 1999. The city also has five Little League baseball parks and one softball park.

Bowling Alley - Artesian Bowl is located just south of Martinsville on Morton Avenue. It has been renovated and has 18 lanes.

The Showplace Cinema - Located next to the Artesian Bowl on Morton Avenue, Showplace Cinema offers first run movies at a price the whole family can afford.

Theaters and Music Halls - The proximity of Martinsville to Indiana University, Bloomington and Indianapolis, allows the residents of Martinsville to enjoy a broad spectrum of the performing arts.

Morgan County Senior Centers, Inc. - The senior centers have locations in Martinsville, Morgantown, and Mooresville. The centers were formed to provide services which would enable older adults to live independently during their retirement years. Services provided include information and referral, friendly visitor, meals on wheels, transportation, recreational and educational programs, handyman, homemaker, health programs, employment referral, assessment, community service nutrition program, emergency food packages and volunteer work.

YMCA - The barbara B. Jordon Branch YMCA is a full facility YMCA serving the residents of Morgan County. A full range of programs is offered including adult fitness classes; water exercise programs; Y's Owl Pre-school for 3's, 4's, and 5 year old boys and girls; progressive swim lessons for youth and adults' water adjustment classes for infants (6 months to 3 Years); youth and adult lap swims; and soccer and basketball leagues.

The facility includes two racquetball courts, indoor running track, Universal weight equipment, free weights, whirlpool, sauna, men's and women's locker and shower facilities, swimming pool and two tennis courts. As a branch of the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis a full privilege membership at the Barbara B. Jordan Y is also good at all Indianapolis facilities.

The Branch is committed to the enhancement of the quality of life of people in Morgan County, particularly those who enroll as members and participate in its Judeo-Christian values-based programs and services.

Martinsville Country Club - The Martinsville Country Club is a picturesque eighteen hole course situated in the Beautiful hills and valleys of Southern Indiana. The course plays to 6500 yards and to a par of 71. There are forty sand traps that the golfer is confronted with plus a creek that must be crossed five times during the round. Trees are abundance at Martinsville with each hole being defined by beautiful Norway Spruce, Chinese Elms, Oaks and Red and White pine.

Bradford Woods - Bradford Woods is a 2400 acre center for leadership training, residential outdoor education and group camping, located just 6 miles north of Martinsville.

Bradford Woods is nationally and internationally known for its leadership in the fields of school camping, camping for people with disabilities and in developing leaders to work in outdoor centers and areas.

The Facilities at Bradford Woods consist of four villages plus the manor house. Each village includes winterized group sleeping cabins, dining hall and recreation areas.

Bradford Woods is available for educational and recreational purposes for groups of 10 or more. Church groups, youth groups, civic organizations and many other types of groups have rented the facilities for meetings, retreats, luncheons and recreational outings.