California’s State Historic Landmark No.152
National Register of Historic Places
The mission of the Friends of Rancho San Pedro is to preserve and increase community awareness of early California history as it relates to the Dominguez family, homestead adobe and the Rancho San Pedro, the first Spanish land grant in California. This is accomplished through educational programs and the operation of the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum.
Join us for the 2nd in our “Living, Working, and Traveling on the Rancho” speaker series on Saturday, May 12th to learn about the beautiful gardens of the South Bay. Tony Baker, a South Bay native and horticulturist will give an engaging talk about the plants we see every day and how to incorporate them into your own garden.
The talk is at 1pm and there are light refreshments afterwards. There is a suggested donation of $4. We hope to see you there.
Summer Evening Docent Training starts on May 30th for those interested in sharing the Dominguez family history with the public.
The Museum is looking for docents for the following days:
- Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons
- Tuesday through Friday mornings for our school tours
Classes will be held from 5pm to 7pm on the following days:
Wednesday, May 30th
Wednesday, June 6th
Wednesday, June 13th
Wednesday, June 27th
Please call or email the Museum for more information and to sign up. We hope you will join our docent family!
Summer Docent Training starts on July 21st for those interested in sharing the Dominguez family history with the public.
The Museum is looking for docents for the following days:
- Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons
- Tuesday through Friday mornings for our school tours
Classes will be held from 10am to 12pm on the following days:
Saturday, July 21st
Saturday, July 28th
Saturday, August 11th
Saturday, August 25th
Please call or email the Museum for more information and to sign up. We hope you will join our docent family!
Flamenco Fridays will be held August 3, September 7, and October 5. See the Dominguez Rancho calendar for additional information.
Learn the art of flamenco dancing midst the beauty of the Spanish Rancho San Pedro. Join us for an evening of food, wine and dancing on the Rancho. There will be appetizers and wine followed by a class taught by the talented and experienced dancer Janice Guerrero.
Flamenco has its roots in Indian, Arabic and Spanish cultures. It is known for its sweeping arm movements and rhythmic feet stomping. Flamenco dancers are known as bailaores and bailaoras and perhaps the greatest joy of flamenco dancing is watching the beauty, personal expressions and emotions of these dancers.
Fall Evening Docent Training starts on September 5th for those interested in sharing the Dominguez family history with the public.
The Museum is looking for docents for the following days:
- Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons
- Tuesday through Friday mornings for our school tours
Classes will be held from 5pm to 7pm on the following days:
Wednesday, September 5th
Wednesday, September 12th
Wednesday, September 19th
Wednesday, October 3rd
Please call or email the Museum for more information and to sign up. We hope you will join our docent family!