Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing AA options near Andover, Andover Alano Thursday Night General Mtg is a weekly Speaker, Open meeting on Thursday at 8:30 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 13 AA meetings around Andover, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Minneapolis, there are 161 listed Thursday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 3556 181st Ave NW, Andover, MN 55304, USA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; speaker sharing is part of the format, so newcomers can mostly listen.
- If you are new, getting there a few minutes early makes it easier to ask where the room is.
- AA meetings are free, though groups may pass a basket for voluntary contributions.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This is a speaker meeting: one or more members tell their story — what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. Great format if you'd rather listen than share.