The Lux After Dark 2011 Gala was held Oct. 1 at Rancho Valencia in Rancho Santa Fe. Arts patron and RSF resident Linda Brandes was honored with the LUXIE award during Lux’s biggest fundraiser of the year. The event benefits the art education programs for young students, as well as the residency program for the Lux artists who come to this area from all over the country and the world. Photos: Jon Clark