Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing AA options near Sherman Oaks, The Closer is a weekly Speaker, Open meeting on Friday at 8:00 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 194 AA meetings around Sherman Oaks, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Los Angeles, there are 96 listed Friday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 4849 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, 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. Group note from the listing: Speaker/Participation Radford Room Entrance off Huston St. between the paid parking structure and the brick building. Enter from the back of the building. Validated parking ($1/hr) Mon-Sat after 5PM and Sunday all day. Free parking in the neighborhood off Huston St.
- 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.