Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
Whiskey & Milk gives Maine residents an evening AA option in Portland. It meets on Thursday at 6:00 PM, so it can work well for people building a predictable weekly recovery routine.
This directory currently lists 138 AA meetings around Portland, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Maine, there are 121 listed Thursday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 580 Forest Ave, Portland, ME 04103, 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; Big Book reading or discussion may be part of the meeting; step-study material may be used. Group note from the listing: District 1
- Arrive 5 to 10 minutes early if this is your first time at the location.
- 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.
This group studies the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous). Bring a copy if you have one — most groups have loaners.
This group does step study — working through the Twelve Steps together, often with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions book.