Friday Night Live returns to the Herndon Town Green in less than a month.

The series has booked a variety of acts for its 22nd season.

The Friday Night Live series is one of the most popular free tickets in the area.

Fridays from 6:30 to 10 p.m., live music plays on the town green stage while people picnic. FNL usually happens rain or shine. Beer and food are available for sale.

For more band info and a printable schedule, visit herndonrocks.com.

Here is the schedule for 2016.

• May 6 – Go Go Gadjet
• May 13 – The Rockets
• May 27 – The Reagan Years
• June 3 – No show (Herndon Festival)
• June 10 – Gonzo’s Nose
• June 17 – Burnt Sienna
• June 24 – Fish Out of Water + The Jerx
• July 1 – Turtle Recall + Southbay
• July 8 – Kristen & the Noise
• July 15 – Crazy in Stereo + Six to Midnight
• July 22 – The Reflex
• July 29 – Herr Metal + Dr FU
• August 5 – Sam Grow + Delta Spur
• August 12 – Love Seed Mama Jump
• August 19 – For the Win
• August 26 – The Vigilantes

A Herndon man who was found with more than 600,000 child pornography images on his computer will face jail time.

A Fairfax County circuit court jury last week  found Adrantes Bruzual, 34, of Herndon guilty, and sentenced him to 12 years in prison with a $4,000 fine, WTOP reports.

In February 2014, a Fairfax County Police detective who was monitoring a file sharing network for people trading child porn, discovered an Internet Protocol (IP) address within Fairfax County.

After confirming the files contained child pornography, detectives traced the address of the IP to a home on Missouri Avenue in Herndon.

Police executed a search warrant and took two computer towers and two monitors from Bruzual’s basement bedroom. A forensic search found several hard drives, containing over 600,00 images of child porn.

Bruzual was charged with, and later indicted on, 20 counts of child pornography. In his trial, Bruzual testified that other people used the computers found in his room. He said he had no idea the images were on the computers.

Herndon is getting its own escape room.

If that concept is new to you, here’s what it involves. Escape rooms are interactive, team-building activities where groups of people are locked in a room with others and have to use elements of the room to solve a series of puzzles, find clues, and escape the room within a set time limit.

So now that you know, here is what to know. Richmond-based Ravenchase Adventures is opening its second Virginia location at Herndon’s K-Mart Shopping Center (404-406 Elden Street).

Co-owner Omer Aru says Escape Room Herndon, which hopes to open by late April, will be 4,000 square feet with several different rooms. Ravenchase’s rooms in Richmond, for example have themes such as a science lab, a pirate ship, a tomb, “The Matrix,” and more. Each room holds its own clues and adventures, Aru said.

Players have 60 minutes to escape.

“Most of the time, the idea is to escape but not to be scared,” said Aru. “Think ‘Indiana Jones’ and not ‘The Saw.’ “

Escape Room Herndon rooms are designed for 4 to 12 players at a time. Most games cost $25, corporate packages available, Aru said.

Sunday was the final day for Herndon’s Woody’s Golf Range.

The driving range and the Perils of the Lost Jungle miniature golf course had been a recreational fixture in the area since 1980.

Owner Woody FitzHugh, a former PGA Tour player, announced last spring that he would close Nov. 1.

Woody’s had this to say on its Facebook page Sunday:

Final morning opening the range for our wonderful customers. It has been a pleasure and a blessing to serve you and your families for the past 35 years. Thank you all for coming and hitting balls, sharing stories and allowing us to be and share a small part of your lives.

Thank you for helping us to create a community of fellowship that was never just about golf but about people. We have many precious memories because of you. Please continue to check this page for our upcoming endeavors. Thank you, and may God richly bless you and your families.

FitzHugh told the Fairfax Times in April that traffic and construction near the entrance to Woody’s on Route 7 had an impact on business the last few years.

The 30 acres that housed Woody’s has been sold to a residential developer, who plans single-family homes on the site. Look for construction to begin early next year.

FitzHugh says the money from that deal will now enable him to build a new miniature golf course, location to be named later. He will likely save his collection of animatronic animals and other theatrical set pieces from Woody’s to use at the new location.

Photo: Perils of the Lost Jungle at Woody’s Golf Range/Woody’s Golf Range via Facebook

A car was intentionally set on fire at the Total Auto Parks and Paint Store in Herndon on Sunday, and authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying suspects.

Fairfax County Crimesolvers said the suspects also attempted to ignite the building but were unsuccessful.

Town of Herndon Police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue were called to the businesses at 850 Station Street in Herndon about 5 a.m. on Sunday.

Nearby residents reported hearing a loud explosion, authorities said.

An investigation determined the fire was intentionally set near several vehicles and the building’s exterior. The vehicle was destroyed.

Anyone with information on the fire or the suspect(s) responsible is asked to contact Fairfax County Crime Solvers. Tipsters may submit a tip electronically by visitingwww.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637)** or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477).

A $100 to $1,000 cash reward will be paid for information that leads to an arrest and indictment. As always, callers never have to give their names or appear in court.

The Kiss & Ride Lot at Herndon-Monroe Park & Ride will be moving to a new temporary location, effective Monday.

Construction activity for Metro’s Silver Line phase 2 is expected to begin this weekend.

Crews will be clearing the area needed for the installation of the water and sewer utilities that will serve the future Herndon Metro Station now under construction in the median of the Dulles Toll Road/Airport Road.

A temporary Kiss & Ride lot will be will be located in the surface lot directly across from the Park & Ride facility’s garage entrance. Ten parking spaces have been reserved for Kiss & Ride Drop-Off.  Vehicles entering the temporary Kiss & Ride Lot will turn right and follow a counter-clockwise pattern through the lot.

Here is what you need to know:

To access the Temporary Kiss & Ride Lot from Sunrise Valley Drive take the first right into the surface parking lot and bear right.  Follow the circulation pattern to the reserved parking spaces or continue around the lot to the Kiss & Ride Drop-Off curb.

To access the Temporary Kiss & Ride Lot from the Eastbound Dulles Toll Road, take Exit No. 11 and stay to the right.  Follow the directional signage to the Temporary Kiss & Ride Lot.

To return to Dulles Toll Road eastbound from Temporary Park & Ride Lot, turn right out of the lot and turn left at the intersection.  Follow the roadway around to the Dulles Toll Road Toll Booth.

Phase 2 of the Silver Line, including stations at Reston Town Center, Herndon, Route 28, Dulles International Airport and Ashburn, is expected to open in early 2019.

Herndon Monroe Kiss & Ride/Credit: FCDOT

A woman who assisted a sex trafficker in prostituting young girls in Reston and Herndon hotels was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a federal judge on Friday.

Giedre Ruseckaite, 24, a Lithuanian citizen who had been living in Nevada, pled guilty to sex trafficking of a child in June.

According to court documents, Ruseckaite was the girlfriend and trusted assistant of Lenny Paul “2 Much” Haskins, 34, of Las Vegas, who was sentenced in May to 40 years in prison for sex trafficking of a child.

The charges stemmed from an incident in summer 2014, when authorities said Ruseckaite assisted Haskins in sex trafficking and prostituting two girls, ages 15 and 17. Haskins met the girls, runaways from foster care, in California. He instructed them to take a bus to Herndon from the purposes of being prostituted there, officials said.

Once he recruited them, Haskins also performed sex acts with the victims, officials said.

Haskins, who operated his ring in Northern Virginia for nearly a decade, frequently provided women and girls who were prostituted with various drugs, including marijuana, ecstasy, liquor, a drug known as “molly,” a drug concoction known as “lean,” and other controlled substances so that they could work longer without sleep, U.S. Justice Department documents said.

Even after Haskins was jailed, he continued to run his sex trafficking business from inside, officials said. With the assistance of Ruseckaite, proceeds from the sex trafficking conspiracy were forwarded to Haskins in jail so that he could purchase items and make telephone calls. Because jail calls are monitored, Haskins would give instructions via code words.

Authorities said Ruseckaite helped Haskins operate his venture in several ways, including assisting in the rental of hotel rooms where victims were prostituted; assisting in the collection of prostitution proceeds from victims; transporting victims; purchasing and distributing condoms to victims; advising the victims on how to perform sex acts; and assisting in the creation and posting of prostitution advertisements on Internet websites.

When Ruseckaite was arrested last spring, she was with her 3-year-old son at the Crowne Plaza Herndon on Elden Street. She was charged by Fairfax County Police with child neglect, prostitution and keeping a bawdy place.

This case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office with substantial assistance from the Fairfax County Police Department and the Herndon Police Department.

Photo: Giedre Ruseckaite/FCPD

Aslin Beer Company plans to open its doors Sept. 19, co-owner Andrew Kelley said.

The nanobrewery, just over the Reston line at 257 Sunset Park Drive, will be Herndon’s first small-batch brewery.

Kelley, a 27-year-old management consultant who lives in Clarendon, is partnering with his brother-in-law Kai  Leszkowicz, a 29-year-old Fairfax County employee who lives in Herndon, on the project. The third business partner is Richard Thompson, who will run the day-to-day operation.

Kelley and Leszkowicz have been home brewing for several years. Read more in this previous Reston Now story.

Aslin will start out serving six beers on tap, said Kelley: an IPA, Double IPA, Imperial Stout, Lime Kolsch, Rye Ale, Saison, Black IPA.

The brew house, which will have 28 seats, opens at 11 a.m. on Sept. 19. Here are the usual hours: 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 3 to 10 p.m. Fridays; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Fairfax County Police have identified the body found in unincorporated Herndon on Tuesday as Brooke Lee Lancaster, 19, of Ashburn.

Lancaster’s body was found in a grassy area next to an eight-story parking garage in the 2300 block of Dulles Station Boulevard Tuesday morning. She appeared to have head trauma. Police said on Tuesday the death appeared suspicious.

However, police said on Wednesday that they believe there was no foul play and there is no public safety threat. The case remains under investigation.

Fairfax County Fire Rescue says a electrical malfunction led to a fire that caused major damage to a commercial high rise building onTuesday.

Units were called to 13820 Sunrise Valley Dr. in Herndon, near the Westin Washington Dulles, about 7:45 p.m.

Firefighters said they encountered heavy smoke coming from the lower level of the 10-story building upon arrival. Upon further investigation, firefighters found fire in the first floor “battery room.” Additionally, an outside transformer caught fire near the building.

The incident commander issues a second alarm, which brought more than 60 firefighters to the scene.

There were approximately 50 employees in the building when the fire broke out. All were able to get out of the building. There were no injuries.

Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the room of origin and transformer with no fire extension to other parts of the building.

Firefighters said the automatic fire alarm did activate; however, a security officer called 911 after hearing an explosion. One sprinkler head did activate helping to keep the fire contained.

Damage is estimated at $2 million.

The fire has been ruled accidental. An electrical event in the control module to the uninterruptible power supply caused the fire, officials said.

David Conn, chef/managing partner of Nomad Grill & Hookah Bar, wants to make his new Herndon business the finest Southern/American/Middle Eastern restaurant and hookah bar around.

That’s because it is the only Southern/American/Middle Eastern restaurant and hookah bar around.

Conn and partners opened Nomad in early May at 137 Spring St. in Herndon, just over the border from Reston. They took over where Sphinx, another hookah bar, used to be located.

But Conn says the total decor and menu makeover is indicative of Nomad’s outlook.

“The biggest difference is we are a chef-driven place with thoughtful combinations,” said Conn. “We’ve got unique ideas and diverse ingredients.”

Take the butterbean hummus, for instance, which combines Conn’s training in Tennessee with the flavors of of North Africa. Same with the black-eyed pea felafel and the Moroccan meat loaf on the menu.

There are still strictly American favorites too. Conn says he wants to make the best burger for lunch. He is also proud of the grilled cheese sandwich with Cooper’s Sharp American cheese, which he searched for to get the flavor exactly correct, he says.

If hookah is your thing, Nomad is offering opening specials of $12 rounds, featuring more than a dozen flavors, including grape, watermelon, strawberry and mint. A special air filtration system keeps the space from getting to smokey, says Conn.

Conn took the long route to get the Nomad. A former professional musician, conductor and music professor at Cornell University, Conn worked his way through kitchens in New York City, Chicago, Savannah and Nashville before opening Kitty’s Saloon on H Street NE in Washington, D.C. last year.

Nomad owner Anise Amri also has an outpost in the H Street Corridor. Conn says Amri came into Kitty’s Saloon often, and the two decided to expand into the suburbs.

Nomad, 137 Spring St. (Sunset Park Center), is open 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday; 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday; 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Sunday. The restaurant features a full bar.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials say an accidental fire caused $50,000 to a restaurant at 13861 Sunrise Valley Dr. on Saturday.

Units were called to the commercial area about 9:40 p.m., where they found smoke and fire coming from Sizzling Express Deli, which is located in an office building in unincorporated Herndon.

Firefighters encountered smoke and fire coming from the first floor of the four-story building upon arrival. Firefighters conducted an aggressive fire attack and quickly extinguished the fire, officials said.

There was no one in the restaurant when the fire broke out. The alarm company called 911 after a smoke alarm activated. There were no injuries.

Damage is estimated at $50,000.

Fire investigators have determined the fire was accidental and caused by an unattended pan on a hot stove.

Fans of Duck Donuts can now get their favorite treats in Northern Virginia.

Duck Donuts at 300A Elden St. in Herndon opened at 6 a.m. Monday.

The popular shop based out of Duck, N.C., already had lines out the door over the weekend, when it held a “soft opening” to get employees ready for crowds.

Duck Donuts specializes in made-to-order doughnuts, so you can order all kind of unique combos (chocolate and bacon, anyone? How about lemon and rainbow sprinkles?)

The Herndon opening is part of a franchise expansion. A Fairfax store will open this summer, and more locations are planned for New Jersey, Delaware, Virginia Beach and Charlottesville.

The Herndon store will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

A Las Vegas man who pleaded guilty to prostituting teenage girls in Reston, Herndon and other parts of Northern Virginia, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, federal authorities said.

Authorities said Lenny Paul “2 Much” Haskins, 34, had been operating in Northern Virginia for nearly a decade. He pleaded guilty to sex trafficking in U.S. District Court in Alexandria in January.

The charge Haskins pleaded to took place in Herndon last summer. Authorities said in June 2014, Haskins encountered two teens at a hotel near Sacramento, Calif. The girls, ages 15 and 17, were runaways from foster care. Haskins provided marijuana and eventually recruited them to prostitute for him. Once he recruited them, Haskins performed sex acts with the victims, officials said.

In August 2014, Haskins instructed the victims to take a bus to Herndon for the purposes of being prostituted there. Haskins arranged for advertisements to be posted on the Internet site www.Backpage.com to obtain sex customers for the juveniles.

The juveniles sent prostitution proceeds to Haskins using various money transfer businesses. The Las Vegas Police Department arrested Haskins in August 2014 but he continued to call the victims and give them directions from jail, authorities said.

Authorities said Haskins frequently provided drugs to the women and girls whom he prostituted. He instructed the women and girls whom he prostituted to call him “Daddy.” Some of the women prostituted by Haskins were tattooed with Haskins’s moniker “2 Much,” according to the FBI.

The FBI said Haskins set a monetary quota that the victims whom he prostituted were required to meet each day. For example, in some places, Haskins required these women and girls to earn $1,000 per day from prostitution, and provide him with these proceeds. After Haskins was incarcerated, he continued to run his prostitution business from jail.

Haskins had faced a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. After his 40-year sentence, he will have a life term of supervised release. The court also ordered Haskins to pay $538,250 in restitution to the victims and to forfeit $738,250 to the United States.

Haskins was also arrested in Nevada in 2012 in connection with the drowning of a child. At the time he had fugitive warrants from California for assault and parole violation, Virginia for assault and prostitution charges, and Texas for larceny charges.

Earlier this week, Haskins’ girlfriend, who was located with her 3-year-old son, was arrested at the Crowne Plaza Herndon. Geidre Ruseckaite, 24, was charged by Fairfax County Police with child neglect, prostitution and keeping a bawdy place. Federal authorities also had been looking for Ruseckaite in connection with the prostitution of the 15-year-old in Herndon.

Photo: Lenny Haskins/Credit: Las Vegas PD