  We present recent results from Al(beam)+Au(target) collisions at
$\sqrt{s_{NN}}=4.9$ GeV and Au+Au collisions at $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=4.5$\kern
0.16667em GeV from the STAR fixed-target (FXT) program. We report transverse
mass spectra of protons, $K^0_S$ and $\Lambda$, rapidity density distributions
of $\pi^\pm$, $K^0_S$ and $\Lambda$, directed flow of protons, $\pi^\pm$,
$K^0_S$ and $\Lambda$, and elliptic flow of protons and $\pi^{\pm}$. These are
the first measurements of pion directed and elliptic flow in this energy range
at RHIC. Pion and proton elliptic flow show mass ordering. Measurements are
compared with the published results from AGS and RHIC. These results
demonstrate that STAR has good performance in the FXT configuration. The
implications of these results for future STAR FXT runs are discussed.
