New England Home’s “5 Under 40” Awards

This event celebrates the 2016 “5 Under 40” honorees, who have been selected as tomorrow’s design stars. Savor small bites and cocktails, catch up with friends and colleagues in the design industry, and bid on spectacular custom rugs designed by the honorees. Proceeds from the rug auction, featuring celebrity auctioneers Jenny Johnson and Billy Costa, will benefit Barakat, a charity working to strengthen education and literacy in Central and South Asia. 6 p.m.; tickets $65 in advance and $80 (cash only) at the door. Landry & Arcari Rugs and Carpeting’s Boston showroom, nehomemag.com