diff --git a/QtPyLoT.py b/QtPyLoT.py
index 8e84cccb..9f271d8d 100755
--- a/QtPyLoT.py
+++ b/QtPyLoT.py
@@ -2371,9 +2371,20 @@ class Event(object):
         self.notes = ''
         self._testEvent = False
         self._refEvent = False
+        try:
+            self.get_notes()
+        except:
+            pass
+
+    def get_notes(self):
+        notesfile = os.path.join(self.path, 'notes.txt')
+        if os.path.isfile(notesfile):
+            with open(notesfile) as infile:
+                text = '[eventInfo: '+str(infile.readlines()[0].split('\n')[0])+']'
+                self.addNotes(text)
 
     def addNotes(self, notes):
-        self.notes = notes
+        self.notes = str(notes)
 
     def clearNotes(self):
         self.notes = None
diff --git a/pylot/RELEASE-VERSION b/pylot/RELEASE-VERSION
index 401c7fd7..6d6e8843 100644
--- a/pylot/RELEASE-VERSION
+++ b/pylot/RELEASE-VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a2c7-dirty
+dded-dirty