Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing AA options near Ulster County, Good Times Group is a weekly Speaker, Beginners, Open, Step Study meeting on Friday at 7:30 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 184 AA meetings around Ulster County, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Albany, there are 182 listed Friday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 26 Church St, Highland, NY 12528, 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; the format is especially newcomer-friendly; step-study material may be used. Group note from the listing: Beginners; Step 1st, 3rd and 5th weeks; speaker, 2nd and 4th
- 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 is a beginners meeting — built for newcomers. Expect basics, patience, and people who remember their first meeting. Arrive a few minutes early and someone will likely greet you.
This group does step study — working through the Twelve Steps together, often with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions book.