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===Event promotion and coordinating===
Under his organization, Just Like Downtown, Anhalt marketed, promoted, and coordinated several promotional events in the Milwaukee area. For instance, he promoted several "best of" contests featuring local foods such as [[frozen custard]], [[fish fry|fish fries]]s, and [[pizza]].<ref name=Kloss/><ref name=Begel/> He also organized and promoted the idea for the Park-it Market at [[County Stadium]] in 1982, which was a [[flea market]] described as "Milwaukee's biggest rummage sale ever." The event attracted 600 sellers and an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 attendees.<ref name=Gauger>{{cite news|last=Gauger|first=Michael|title=Bergains are hit of Stadium day|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19820606&id=vGIaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5566,4077231|access-date=August 25, 2012|newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal|date=June 6, 1982}}</ref><ref name=Scott>{{cite news|last=Gillesepie|first=Scott|title=Buyers, sellers sold on market in Stadium lot|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19820607&id=4dUVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3191,1028407|access-date=August 25, 2012|newspaper=The Milwaukee Sentinel|date=June 7, 1982}}</ref> Anhalt was noted for his atypical promotional strategy, such as using [[WHQG|WBCS]] radio as a method to advertise the event.<ref name=Begel>{{cite news|last=Begel|first=Dave|title=Leave it to Begel|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19820606&id=vGIaAAAAIBAJ&pg=3984,4066592|access-date=August 25, 2012|newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal|date=June 6, 1982}}</ref>
 
Anhalt is also responsible for orchestrating or promoting numerous events in the Milwaukee area: