Original sentence: "Gallery5 is a community oriented, socially aware art gallery and performing art center located in Historic Jackson Ward.Although our website includes most of Gallery5's previous activities, events and exhibits, it does not tell the entire story....Built in 1849, this National Historic Landmark, and the men who worked within, added many colorful chapters to Richmond's illustrious past.During the "First Fridays Art Walks" Gallery5 attracts, by far, the largest and most diverse, enthusiastic crowds.Each and every month thousands of visitors pass through the 158 year old front doors and enter a world of the unexpected.Every "First Fridays", Gallery5's visitors are treated to an entirely different, theme art event.From their website:.Gallery5 is housed in Virginia's oldest fire station and Richmond's oldest police station and jail.Gallery5 opened its doors on April 15, 2005, in an effort to save the life of the National Historic Landmark known as Steamer Company No.In the first opening months, Gallery5 had transformed this beautiful relic from the past into a vibrant and exciting cacophony of sight and sound, hosting more visitors over the first few months than during the entire 25 years of the former museum's operation.Our mission is to transcend the artistic boundaries in our community, by providing a unique visual and performing arts center, open to ideas and artists that provoke positive social action and innovative art expression.The brass poles and fire bells, horse and hand-drawn apparatus, jail cells and gallows hauntingly juxtapose with the contemporary and traditional art exhibited.The visitors are treated to a "carnival" of art, not just a display.Through interactive arts, unconventional exhibitions or educational outreach programs, we encourage patrons of all demographics to engage in this creative energy and use it to strengthen the community that surrounds us.While various bands, DJ's, and individual musicians provide the sounds for the evening, fire performers, dancers and film add to the sights