Robin Siefert of ETC Gourmet Kitchen will be among the line-up of designers slated for Leadership Pasadena’s “Setting the Table: The Art of Conversation.” The tablescape design competition and summer soiree takes place on July 21 at the historic Hotel Constance Pasadena. ETC begins its Summer Dinners on the Terrace today, July 5.

“We have more than a dozen of the area’s top designers and business owners competing for the best tablescape design,” said Cheri Washington, Leadership Pasadena event committee member and designer liaison.

The roster of diverse entrants participating in the competition includes celebrated party planners, various community and collegiate organizations, interior designers from the 2018 Pasadena Showcase House of Design and several leading home and kitchen goods retailers.

The tablescape designers will be competing to win a full-page ad valued at $6,000 in Dreams Magazine with event attendees voting on their favorite tablescape of the evening.

“This is going to be a fabulous night for all our guests,” said Leadership Pasadena Executive Director Cindy Bengtson Budzyn. “It’s a fun way to raise funds for scholarships for Leadership Pasadena’s community leadership programs, including the new course for military veterans that launched just weeks ago.”

The roster of designers includes Debbie Talianko, Talianko Design Group LLC, Hank Maarse, Jacob Maarse Floral Design and Juliet Beach, Williams Sonoma Pasadena.

Tickets and additional event information can found at http://bit.ly/settingthetable2018.

Established in 1999, Leadership Pasadena is a hands-on, community leadership program that immerses participants in Pasadena’s rich history, government, economics and world-renowned institutions and also provides executive-level leadership training.