Houston businesses are honoring Veterans Day with various deals and freebies for veterans, active-duty military, and Gold Star families.

The historic theater's revival and restoration showed it wouldn't suffer the same fate as many iconic buildings; but instead, get rebooted (pun intended) into a one-of-a-kind entertainment experience for even new residents to make memories.

After a 2-year restoration and preservation project, the iconic theater is ready for its grand reopening to the public.

A historic Houston theater that director Richard Linklater called his “film school” and that for decades was the place to catch hard-to-find independent and foreign films has closed for good.

River Oaks Theatre’s last showing happened Thursday evening as the movie venue plans to shutter indefinitely. [RELATED: River Oaks Theater faces risk of closure as lease comes to an end]An announcement made on the River Oaks Theatre Facebook page revealed its last day in operation would be Thursday, March 25. “We want to thank everyone for the overwhelming support that was offered to save Landmark’s lease at the River Oaks Theatre,” the post reads. AdFriends of River Oaks Theatre hosted two events in hopes of saving the longstanding cinema. Though the River Oaks Theatre is done showing movies, for now, Gish said the Friends of River Oaks coalition will continue to think of creative ways to share the theatre’s history.