Wine and Food Week has two events just for the ladies and one for the guys.

There’s nothing like date night with the sweetheart, but every couple needs time apart to enjoy a night out with friends.

The Woodlands Wine and Food Week, June 1-7, planned its event schedule with this in mind, featuring two events just for the ladies and one for the guys.

The gals can flaunt their feminine sides at Women and Wine with Kathy Womack on Wednesday, June 3, 6-9 p.m., designed as the ultimate girls’ night out.

The ladies can gather together with their gal pals to taste wines from six featured wineries, snack on hors d’oeuvres, browse jewelry and enjoy live music. The guest of honor at this intimate, 100-ticket event is Womack, whose artwork captures the feminine spirit in portraits of women in various scenes — from burlesque poses to girlfriends laughing over a bottle of wine.

Guests can mingle with the artist, wine glass in hand, while they take in her colorful —and relatable— works.

“You can see yourself in her paintings,” said Constance McDerby, co-founder and producer of Wine and Food Week. “People just flock to her.”

Women and Wine will take place at Secret Expressions inside McHugh Plastic Surgery, 26511 Interstate 45. Tickets are limited and cost $30 per person in advance and $40 at the door.

But it’s not all fun and games for the women at Wine and Food Week.

The Ladies of the Vine Luncheon and Panel Discussion —which combines business and pleasure — was born almost a decade ago, a time when most of the higher-ups in the wine-making industry were men, explained McDerby. They decided to bring in ladies from the wine industry to talk about their personal stories, their business strategies and their methods for making wine. Each of the panelists serves samples of one of her wines and tells her story while it’s being served.

One of the panelists this year is Texas native and philanthropic entrepreneur Cindy A. Sebek, founder of Gracious Gift Wines. Her wines are sold at H-E-B and a portion of each sale is donated to food banks to provide families in need with meals.

“It’s nice to hear how a Texas business woman and wine enthusiast turned (her idea) into a profitable venture,” McDerby said, adding that the Ladies of the Vine Luncheon is one of her favorite events of the week.

The luncheon will be served at The Club at Carlton Woods, One Carlton Woods Drive, on Friday, June 5, 12-3 p.m. Tickets are $85 and must be purchased in advance.

After years of hearing their wives gush about how much fun they had at the ladies’ events during Wine and Food Week, men started complaining to McDerby and her husband, co-founder and producer, Clifton McDerby, that there wasn’t an event just for the men.

“The guys started getting jealous,” Constance McDerby said. “They said, ‘we need to have a special event for ourselves.’”

Thus, the It’s a Guy Thing event was born. It gives men a chance to have a “man’s man” night with the guys, sampling craft beer and bold wines while chowing on “man grub,” puffing on a cigar and getting a shoe shine. Plus, the event takes place at Crave Luxury Automotive, 2408 Timberloch Place, so they’ll be surrounded by cars.

“They want to be able to take off their blazer after work, eat some man grub and just hang out with the guys,” Constance McDerby said. “It’s all the things guys like except the lingerie fashion show — and we’re not going there.”

It’s a Guy Thing is Tuesday, June 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m. and is $45 in advance and $50 at the door.

For more information on Wine and Food Week and to buy tickets, visit wineandfoodweek.com