diff --git a/panda/src/event/Sources.pp b/panda/src/event/Sources.pp
index bb70c49885..f237119e39 100644
--- a/panda/src/event/Sources.pp
+++ b/panda/src/event/Sources.pp
@@ -6,14 +6,15 @@
   #define TARGET event
   
   #define SOURCES							\
-    config_event.cxx config_event.h event.cxx event.h eventHandler.cxx	\
+    config_event.cxx config_event.h \
+    event.I event.cxx event.h eventHandler.cxx	\
     eventHandler.h eventParameter.I eventParameter.cxx			\
     eventParameter.h eventQueue.I eventQueue.cxx eventQueue.h		\
     eventReceiver.cxx eventReceiver.h pt_Event.cxx pt_Event.h		\
     throw_event.I throw_event.h
 
   #define INSTALL_HEADERS					\
-    event.h eventHandler.h eventParameter.I eventParameter.h	\
+    event.I event.h eventHandler.h eventParameter.I eventParameter.h	\
     eventQueue.h eventQueue.I throw_event.h throw_event.I	\
     eventReceiver.h						\
     pt_Event.h
diff --git a/panda/src/event/event.I b/panda/src/event/event.I
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b83de2d728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/panda/src/event/event.I
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Filename: event.I
+// Created by:  drose (15May01)
+// 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Event::set_name
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE void Event::
+set_name(const string &name) {
+  _name = name;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Event::clear_name
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Resets the Event's name to empty.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE void Event:: 
+clear_name() {
+  _name = "";
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Event::has_name
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Returns true if the Event has a nonempty name set,
+//               false if the name is empty.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE bool Event::
+has_name() const {
+  return !_name.empty();
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Event::get_name
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE const string &Event::
+get_name() const {
+  return _name;
+}
+
+
+INLINE ostream &operator << (ostream &out, const Event &n) {
+  n.output(out);
+  return out;
+}
diff --git a/panda/src/event/event.cxx b/panda/src/event/event.cxx
index 46964a9db1..e94f59a741 100644
--- a/panda/src/event/event.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/event/event.cxx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ TypeHandle Event::_type_handle;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Event::
 Event(const string &event_name, EventReceiver *receiver) :
-  Namable(event_name)
+  _name(event_name)
 {
   _receiver = receiver;
 }
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ Event(const string &event_name, EventReceiver *receiver) :
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Event::
 Event(const Event &copy) : 
-  Namable(copy), 
   _parameters(copy._parameters),
-  _receiver(copy._receiver)
+  _receiver(copy._receiver),
+  _name(copy._name)
 {
 }
 
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Event(const Event &copy) :
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Event::
 operator = (const Event &copy) {
-  Namable::operator = (copy);
   _parameters = copy._parameters;
   _receiver = copy._receiver;
+  _name = copy._name;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -126,3 +126,13 @@ void Event::
 clear_receiver() {
   _receiver = (EventReceiver *)NULL;
 }
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: Event::output
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Event::
+output(ostream &out) const {
+  out << get_name();
+}    
diff --git a/panda/src/event/event.h b/panda/src/event/event.h
index 9acb293f71..24f54cbc01 100644
--- a/panda/src/event/event.h
+++ b/panda/src/event/event.h
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "eventParameter.h"
 
-
 #include <typedReferenceCount.h>
-#include <namable.h>
 
 class EventReceiver;
 
@@ -22,14 +20,23 @@ class EventReceiver;
 //               any thread may throw an event at any time; there will
 //               be one process responsible for reading and dispacting
 //               on the events (but not necessarily immediately).
+//
+//               This function use to inherit from Namable, but that
+//               makes it too expensive to get its name the Python
+//               code.  Now it just copies the Namable interface in.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-class EXPCL_PANDAEXPRESS Event : public TypedReferenceCount, public Namable {
+class EXPCL_PANDAEXPRESS Event : public TypedReferenceCount {
 PUBLISHED:
   Event(const string &event_name, EventReceiver *receiver = NULL);
   Event(const Event &copy);
   void operator = (const Event &copy);
   ~Event();
 
+  INLINE void set_name(const string &name);
+  INLINE void clear_name();
+  INLINE bool has_name() const;
+  INLINE const string &get_name() const;
+
   void add_parameter(const EventParameter &obj);
 
   int get_num_parameters() const;
@@ -40,21 +47,24 @@ PUBLISHED:
   void set_receiver(EventReceiver *receiver);
   void clear_receiver();
 
+  void output(ostream &out) const;
+
 protected:
   typedef vector<EventParameter> ParameterList;
   ParameterList _parameters;
   EventReceiver *_receiver;
 
+private:
+  string _name;
+
 public:
   static TypeHandle get_class_type() {
     return _type_handle;
   }
   static void init_type() {
     TypedReferenceCount::init_type();
-    Namable::init_type();
     register_type(_type_handle, "Event",
-		  TypedReferenceCount::get_class_type(),
-		  Namable::get_class_type());
+		  TypedReferenceCount::get_class_type());
   }
   virtual TypeHandle get_type() const {
     return get_class_type();
@@ -65,4 +75,8 @@ private:
   static TypeHandle _type_handle;
 };
 
+INLINE ostream &operator << (ostream &out, const Event &n);
+
+#include "event.I"
+
 #endif